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Hospitals
The final budget maintains subsidy funding for the state’s three SUNY hospitals (Stony Brook, Downstate and Upstate) at last year’s level of $87.8 million. The 2016-17 budget also gives $20 million over two years to critical access hospitals that serve underserved communities, including Ellenville Community Hospital and Lewis County General Hospital.
Visit https://tinyurl.com/2017BudgetSummary to get a full summary of the state budget.
Empire Plan to cover medically
necessary 3D mammograms
Effective Feb. 20, 2017, the Empire Plan carriers, United HealthCare and Empire Blue Cross, will cover services for 3D mammograms.
Until recently, 3D mammogram tomography has been considered an unproven technology by many insurance plans, including the Empire Plan.
Consistent with a recent circular letter by the state Department of Financial Services, the Empire Plan will cover in-network 3D mammogram services with no co-payment and non-network 3D mammogram services will be covered, subject to deductible and coinsurance.
Claims for 3D mammogram services rendered on or after Feb. 20, 2017, that were previously processed and denied by Empire Blue Cross and/or United HealthCare will be readjusted as a covered service.
Dear CSEA Retiree,
Tell your story and Preserve History
CSEA has been offered an incredible opportunity to preserve history and honor our veterans’ service. We have been asked to submit our members stories to the Veterans History Project to be preserved at the Library of Congress. We hope you will join us as we help to preserve our rich service history with one of the most respected research institutions in America.
In solidarity,
For more information, call CSEA Veterans Liason Ed Herbert at 1-800-342-4146 ext. 4416.
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Danny Donohue, President
CSEA
Local 1000 AFSCME AFL-CIO