Amida Care

Amida Care is a New York State Medicaid managed care health plan for those with HIV/AIDS and other chronic conditions such as addiction, mental health issues, and homelessness.

Amida Care

Company type	Non-profit
Industry	Health insurance
Founded	2003
Headquarters	New York
Key people	Doug Wirth (President & CEO)

Overview

Amida Care is a New York Medicaid managed care health plan for those with HIV/AIDS and other chronic conditions such as addiction, mental health issues, and homelessness.^[1] The non-profit^[2] was founded in 2003.^[3][4] One of its focuses is on members of the LGBTQ community^[5] including transgender people.^[6][7] The organization operates in New York,^[8] and it is the largest Medicaid Special Needs Health Plan in the state.^[9][10] The president and CEO of the organization is Doug Wirth.^[11] In 2018 the company had about $400 million in revenues.^[12]

Programs

The Live Life Plus health plan includes HIV prevention and risk reduction education, treatment adherence services, and multidisciplinary behavioral health services.^[3] Amida Care also provides care for individuals diagnosed with Hepatitis C.^[13] It works with local partners to provide care, both medical and non-medical, such as housing consultation.^[7] Amida Care works to identify and reach out to individuals who have stopped taking their HIV medication in order to aid in treatment.^[14] In 2017 Amida Care expanded the Live Life Plus health plan to enroll HIV-negative in addition to HIV-positive transgender individuals, due to the historical difficulty of transgender people in accessing healthcare.^[15] Amida Care also enrolls homeless individuals who are HIV-negative or HIV-positive.^[16]