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March 28, 2025
When you’re sick: Make primary care your first call
One simple phone call could help save you time and money and give you better care when you’re sick. Be sure to call your primary care provider’s (PCP) office, first, when experiencing non-life-threatening illness or injury, like: Calling your PCP, first, could help you avoid unnecessary, lengthy wait times and potentially high-cost visits to an urgent…
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February 07, 2025
ConnectRx Pharmacists: Superheroes in Capital Region health care
ConnectRx pharmacist, Laura Lewis, Pharm D. with CDPHP member, Kim Lane Not all superheroes wear capes. For CDPHP® member, Kim Lane, her superheroes wear ConnectRx pharmacy name tags. “I wish I could draw,” says Kim. “I have this vision in my head of the team at ConnectRx, and they’re all superheroes.” A patient at ConnectRx…
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October 28, 2024
Aging in Place with Help from ConnectRx Pharmacy
In August, CDPHP® Medicare Advantage member, Susan Rossetti, celebrated her 106th birthday. She marked the milestone in the company of nearly 50 family members and friends, along with a signature cake made by her niece. Getting together with family and friends is a joy for Susan. But for her, age isn’t something she really thinks…
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September 06, 2024
How CDPHP Offers Better Access to Care
Being a member for more than 18 years, Brook Greco of Latham, NY knows firsthand how CDPHP® makes health care easier and more accessible for its members. Founded and guided by Capital Region physicians, CDPHP works closely with local doctors, hospitals, and pharmacists to create better access and help members, like Brook, navigate the complex…
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March 01, 2023
New AI Technology Enhances Colonoscopy Screenings in the Capital Region
A powerful new tool in the fight against colorectal cancer has arrived in the Capital Region thanks to the GI specialists at Albany Gastroenterology Consultants (AGC). In January 2023, the practice began offering patients enhanced colonoscopy screening with a new artificial intelligence technology, called GI Genius™. A first of its kind, and first in the…
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December 20, 2022
ConnectRx pharmacy provides savings and simplified refills
In October 2022, CDPHP members, Colleen and Ed Foley, received a letter notifying them that their pharmacy had chosen not to participate in the health plan’s popular prescription drug discount program, Rx for Less, which gives members access to dozens of generic medications for as low as a penny a pill. For the Foleys, Rx…
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