PHP’s objective is to provide a seamless array of supports and services with the individual at the center. We are dedicated to keeping each of our participants healthy, happy, and as independent as possible while they pursue their dreams and valued outcomes in the diverse communities they call home. Working in close collaboration with families and other members of the community, PHP will continue the proud ARC/ADAPT tradition of supporting the unique needs and wishes of the individuals in their care, fully integrating their supports and services, advocating on their behalf, and assisting participants throughout their lives. Our goals are lofty, but so are the expectations of the people we are committed to supporting.

Guiding Values:

• Promote wellness
• Support choice
• Integrate services
• Respect diversity
• Improve quality of life

Partners Health Plan is New York State’s only fully integrated duals advantage plan dedicated to serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and their families.  

By combining coverage and provider networks for Medicare, Medicaid, and IDD services, PHP is able to provide its members a cohesive, easy-to-navigate plan of care that is tailored to each individual’s needs.

Partners Health Plan is also able to draw from the support and experience of its long-established and trusted sponsor agencies: NYSARC and ADAPT Community Network (formerly United Cerebral Palsy of New York City), which are both leading providers of programs and services for people with developmental disabilities. With this strong backing and singular focus on the IDD community, Partners Health Plan is the premier health/IDD services plan in New York State.

In recent years, recognizing the sometimes fragmented delivery of services and supports for individuals with IDD, NYSARC, its downstate Chapters, and ADAPT partnered together to form a first of its kind comprehensive managed care plan to cover health and IDD services for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families. 

Partners Health Plan, New York State’s first managed care plan exclusively dedicated to serving persons with intellectual and other developmental disabilities, was a result of this partnership. Through its PHP Care Complete FIDA-IDD Plan, Partners Health Plan provides all Medicare- and Medicaid-covered services, including OPWDD services to eligible individuals who elect to participate in New York City and Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester, and Rockland Counties.