Dan’s Rosé Soirée coming to Nova’s Ark in Water Mill
MetroPlusHealth ranks No. 1 in 2020 Medicaid Quality Incentive Program
BY QNS STAFF
In a year that saw unprecedented
challenges within the
entire health care community,
MetroPlusHealth, New
York City’s Health Plan, was
ranked number one among all
15 New York State Medicaid
plans in overall quality, according
to the New York State
Department of Health’s 2020
Quality Incentive results.
“While we have consistently
scored high in quality,
having achieved the No. 1
spot during a global pandemic
speaks volumes about the dedicated
people at our company
who rose to the occasion,” said
Dr. Talya Schwartz, president
and CEO of MetroPlusHealth.
As New York City shut
down in March of 2020, the
staff of MetroPlusHealth pivoted
to remote work as entire
departments were redeployed.
As part of COVID-19 operations,
while family, friends
and co-workers were dealing
with personal challenges as a
result of the spreading virus,
new protocols were put into
place and support and communications
to members were
intensified.
“Navigating through unchartered
territories was key
during this time,” said Dr.
Schwartz. “We were there for
our members assisting with
needed care, COVID-19 testing
and day-to-day essentials. It
was during this time that our
membership surged by 15 percent
to over 600,000 and then
continued growing to over
620,000 members this year,”
she added.
Key factors contributing
to the top ranking, where MetroPlusHealth
scored above
90 percent of state benchmarks,
included care related
to diabetes, hypertension,
substance abuse disorders
and mental illness. The plan
cites its streamlined process
of working with NYC Health
+ Hospitals and its community
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providers in exchanging
data, education and member
support, and working to bring
members in for care, especially
those with the highest and
most immediate needs.
The New York State Quality
Incentive program is based
on reporting and measurement
from medical care in the
prior calendar year. A plan’s
score and ranking in the program
indicates the quality
of care provided to the plan’s
members relative to all plans
in the Medicaid Managed
Care market. The data evaluated
considers national standards
of care, state-specific
measures and consumer input
and assessment.
Rates of performance in
Medicaid managed care have
increased steadily over the
last decade.
New York State Medicaid
plans have demonstrated a
high level of care compared to
national averages. For many
domains of care, the gap in
performance between commercial
coverage and Medicaid
managed care has been decreasing
and, in some cases,
has been completely closed
since the Quality Incentive
Program was implemented.
“Just a few months ago,”
Dr. Schwartz said, “we and
other Medicaid Managed Care
plans were concerned about
the viability of this program
given some of the state cuts.
Fortunately, some of those
cuts were partially restored
and allowed us and others to
continue to focus on quality
and adherence to standards of
care for our members.”
Partial restoration of state
funding also allowed Metro-
PlusHealth to support the
provider community, through
monetary means, as well as
operationally, to create and
sustain the infrastructure
and the personnel needed to
focus on this aspect of care
delivery.
“We could not be prouder
of our team and our provider
partners,” Dr. Schwartz
said. “We are grateful to the
MetroPlusHealth staff who
once again demonstrated the
enormous value of Metro-
PlusHealth and the Health +
Hospitals’ system to all New
Yorkers.”
BY QNS STAFF
Did you miss your chance
to purchase tickets to Dan’s
Chefs of the North Fork? Or
have you attended both the
2021 Chefs of the Hamptons
and Chefs of the North Fork
events and you’re ready for
round three? Either way,
we’ve got just the thing for
you: Dan’s Rosé Soirée!
Typically our Memorial
Day kickoff to summer, Rosé
Soirée has moved to the end
of July this year, now acting
as the epic conclusion to the
first wave of Dan’s Taste 2021
events. You read that right:
We’ve got another exciting
wave of can’t-miss events
coming this August and September,
but for now, let’s talk
Rosé Soirée.
Rosé Soirée takes place
Saturday, July 24, at the renowned
Nova’s Ark Projectin
Water Mill — the Hamptons’
largest privately owned
sculpture park and art center,
featuring the works of
founder Nova Mihai Popa.
The event is hosted by Fox 5
Good Day New York anchor
Rosanna Scotto and features
reserved outdoor seating
with a multi-course tasting
and pairing menu from the
East End’s top chefs, but more
on the food later.
As always, Rosé Soirée
boasts a wide selection of the
Hamptons’ favorite summer
drink, rosé wine, as well as
other wines from vineyards
across the East End and beyond,
tons of specialty spirits,
cocktails and beers. Featured
wineries include local
favorites Wölffer Estate Vineyard,
Paumanok Vineyards,
Palmer Vineyards, RGNY,
Pindar Vineyards, Clovis
Point Vineyard, Borghese
Vineyard & Winery, McCall
Wines, Jamesport Vineyards
and Chronicle Wines, as well
as renowned wines from Monte
Xanic, The Expressionist,
The Great Oregon Wine Company
and Jesse Bongiovi’s
Hampton Water. A sommelier
will circulate throughout the
event providing details and
explanations of each wine.
(Check DansTaste.com for the
latest updates on wine offerings!)
Each course features
dishes prepared by the Hamptons
and North Fork’s most
beloved chefs and perfectly
paired with a refreshing rosé.
These chefs are masters of
bringing the richest flavors
out of the freshest ingredients,
and they’re sure to impress
even food connoisseurs
with the most discerning of
palettes. And where there’s
wine, there’s often chocolate
or another sweet to enjoy it
with, and Rosé Soirée delivers
in a big way — showcasing
two innovative North Fork
chocolatiers and the queen of
the Westhampton Beach ice
cream scene.
The 2021 Dan’s Rosé
Soirée chef roster includes
the following:
SCOTT KAMPF: Union
Sushi & Steak in Southampton
BOB ABRAMS: Calissa
in Water Mill
SPIRO KARACHOPAN:
Spiro’s in Rocky Point
SAMEER MOHAN:
Saaz Indian Cuisine in
Southampton
RAUL CRUZ: Bamboo
Restaurant in Southampton
STEVEN AMARAL:
North Fork Chocolate
Companyin Aquebogue
URSULA XVII: Disset
Chocolate in Cutchogue
ELYSE RICHMAN:
Shock Ice Cream in Westhampton
Beach
ZACH ERDEM: 75 Main
in Southampton
EVAN SAYER: NAIA
Hamptons in Southampton
ED MCFARLAND: Ed’s
Lobster Bar in Sag Harbor
A portion of Rosé Soirée
ticket proceeds will be donated
to local nonprofit organizations.
These groups include
Little Flower Children and
Family Services of New York,
a charity serving people with
developmental disabilities
across Long Island and New
York City; All For The East
End (AFTEE), which raises
funds for more than 1,000
East End charity organizations
and helps those in need
directly through its Feed the
Need program; and US Autism
Homes, which provides
safe, independent and joyful
living for autistic adults
living in Southampton and
beyond.
Once again, Dan’s Rosé
Soirée is on Saturday, July
24, from 7 to 10 p.m. at Nova’s
Ark Project. Nova’s Ark is located
at 60 Millstone Road,
Water Mill. Early bird general
admission tickets are
$150, and VIP tickets, which
include lounge seating and an
exclusive bar, are $250.
Get tickets at DansTaste.
com before you miss out on this
unique wine and dining experience.
The website also offers
a sneak peek of our next wave
of events: Dan’s Grill Hampton,
Dan’s Taste of Two Forks,
Dan’s Dinner in the Vines and
more! All Dan’s Taste 2021
events are intended only for
adults at least 21 years of age.
The chefs of Dan’s Rosé Soirée
Photo via Getty Images
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