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Updated November 30, 2006 - Health Benefits Homepage

PEF Joint Committee on Health Benefits

The members of the Joint Committee on Health Benefits are:

Todd Fryer, Chair--Insurance Department

Jim Haskell--Office of Real Property Service

Douglas D. Jasinske--Public Service

Scott Ray--Department of Labor

Robert Reynolds--Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities

To contact a member of the Committee please call 1-800-342-4306 or 518-785-1900, ext. 283, or send an e-mail to dstayman@pef.org.

The PEF Joint Committee on Health Benefits is authorized under Article 9.16 of the PEF/NYS Contract to review and oversee the various health plans available to PS&T employees. The Committee’s mission is to obtain the best coverage possible at an affordable price, and to ensure members receive the benefits to which they are entitled.

GOALS:

1. Enhance the level of benefits and ensure parity with the benefits of other state employee units.

2. Monitor health plan costs and utilization.

3. Monitor and recommend adjustments in the health care system to improve members’ benefits.

4. Educate members regarding their health plan benefits and the resources available to them.

5. Review member appeals that could not be resolved by Health Benefits staff and determine which appeals should be pursued with management.

6. Communicate concerns to the Governor's Office Employee Relations, the Department of Civil Service, and the carriers and vendors responsible for administering benefits.

7. Work with providers, carriers and vendors to protect the confidentiality of all personal health benefits information.