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Jan 20, 2022COVID-19 at-home test guidance
Under direction from the federal government, all private insurance companies and health plans will cover claims for FDA-authorized COVID-19 at-home, over-the-counter diagnostic tests. This includes all HMO plans along with The Empire Plan.
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Jan 18, 2022PEF statement on the proposed executive budget
PEF President Wayne Spence issued the following statement on Jan. 18, 2022, following the release of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s executive budget proposal: “In her first budget address, Governor Hochul clearly reflected the priorities of PEF members and all New Yorkers, especially around the need to provide additional resources and staff so our depleted state agencies...
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Jan 17, 2022MLK fought for workers’ rights, bridging the labor movement with the civil rights movement
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is remembered as a leader in the fight for civil rights – but when he was killed in Memphis, Tenn., on April 4, 1968, King was actually in the city to support a union strike. King was in Memphis to support African American garbage workers, who, carrying signs blazoned with...
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Jan 15, 2022At home COVID tests covered by The Empire Plan or HMO
Effective today — Jan. 15, 2022 — members who are enrolled in The Empire Plan or HMO may obtain FDA-authorized COVID-19 at-home, over-the-counter diagnostic tests. Please click Read More for the memo from Contract Administration outlining the benefit.
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Jan 14, 2022Extraordinary circumstances FAQ
With a snowstorm forecast to impact much of New York State starting Sun., Jan. 16, and throughout Mon., Jan. 17, PEF Contract Administration has issued a memo answering Frequently Asked Questions about your rights during a declared State of Emergency.
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Jan 11, 2022PEF statement on COVID surge, telecommuting, booster mandates
PEF President Wayne Spence issued the following statement on Jan. 11 in response to to New York’s COVID surge, booster mandates, and the lack of sufficient telecommuting: “New York State is inexplicably insisting on a mad dash to force workers into the workplace during the worst winter surge of the COVID pandemic. By the State’s...
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