Act now to preserve health benefits for student dependents

May and June are traditionally the months in which most full-time students complete their studies. If you have a child who is age 19 or older and enrolled in the NYS Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP), it is important to determine if he or she remains eligible for coverage. Your unmarried dependent children who are age 19 or over but under age 25 are eligible if they are full-time students at an accredited educational institution, and are otherwise not eligible for employer group or military health care coverage (e.g., cadets at U.S. military academies)....Click here for more

Albuterol inhalers are used for asthma and related conditions. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has mandated that albuterol inhalers containing the propellant chlorofluorocarbon (CFC) be discontinued from the market by December 31, 2008. They are being replaced by albuterol inhalers containing a more environmentally friendly propellant known as hydrofluoroalkane (HFA). Several HFA inhalers are available as alternatives to albuterol CFC inhalers; however, they are available only as brand name medications....Click here for more

Why is This “Nosy” Company Asking About My Accident?

If you get a letter from a company called Healthcare Recoveries, Inc. (HRI) asking about a medical claim you have made for benefits under the Empire Plan, it’s O.K. to answer it. Answering won’t delay or reduce the payment of your claim, and it might save the Empire Plan money and help reduce premiums for all Empire Plan enrollees. Here’s how it works. If you or one of your covered dependents is injured, another person or their insurance company may be legally responsible...Click here for more