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NYSHIP releases 2023 plan rates for CSEA active state employees, including Unified Court System
Editor’s Note: Please note that as this edition arrives at your home, the deadlines referenced in this article may have passed. We are including the information for anyone who may receive it before Dec. 30, 2022.
The Option Transfer Period, the time to choose your health insurance option for 2023, is now.
Any state member wishing to change their NYSHIP health insurance option or enroll in the Opt-Out Program should submit the required signed documentation to their agency’s health benefits administrator no later than Dec. 30, 2022. You may also change your option online using MyNYSHIP at www.cs.ny.gov/mynyship again, no
later than Dec. 30, 2022.
The Pre-Tax (PTCP) Election Period runs
concurrently with the NYSHIP annual Option Transfer Period. The PTCP is a voluntary program that allows employees to have their share
of health insurance premiums deducted from their wages before taxes are withheld, which in turn may lower tax liability. Any state member wishing to change their Pre-Tax election must submit a signed health insurance transaction form (PS-404) to their agency’s health benefits administrator no later than Dec. 30, 2022.
Please refer to the 2023 rates and the “Important Dates for your Benefit Choices” for
information on the effective date of new health insurance options and when to expect any
health insurance deduction changes. Deduction changes related to an option change request may be
made in a future paycheck and could result in retroactive
charges.
As we enter 2023, it is a
good time to verify that your personal information on your
health insurance record is up to date. To ensure timely
notification of plan information, it is important that your name, address
and phone number are correct. Notify your agency’s health benefits administrator of
any updates.
T
he State Division of Budget has approved the
Empire Plan’s premium rates for calendar year 2023. Rates are listed on this page.
NYSHIP Biweekly Premium Rates for Plan Year 2023
Health Plan Name
The Empire Plan 001
Grade 9 and Below
Grade 10 and Above
Individual
Family
Individual
Family
$56.01
$241.79
$74.68
$287.98
Blue Choice 066
$43.18
$184.91
$57.57
$220.30
CDPHP (Capital) 063
$48.42
$205.35
$64.56
$244.74
CDPHP (Central) 300
Emblem Health - HIP (Downstate) 050
$48.29
$203.99
$64.38
$243.15
CDPHP (Hudson Valley) 310
$56.52
$216.38
$73.25
$257.87
$107.49
$314.58
$127.17
$364.59
Emblem Health - HIP (Capital) 220
$152.46
$483.24
$172.78
$531.81
Emblem Health - HIP (Hudson Valley) 350
$173.08
$458.73
$189.71
$501.29
Highmark of WNY 067
HMO Blue (Central NY) 072
$45.32
$193.72
$60.43
$230.82
Highmark of Northeastern NY 069
$49.52
$212.45
$66.03
$253.10
$49.00
$206.60
$65.33
$246.29
HMO Blue (Utica Region) 160
$51.10
$227.97
$68.13
$271.20
Independent Health 059
$44.90
$190.19
$59.86
$226.68
MVP (Rochester) 058
MVP (Central) 330
$45.20
$177.18
$60.26
$211.79
MVP (East) 060
$46.99
$184.44
$62.66
$220.46
$52.54
$206.63
$70.05
$246.97
MVP (Mid-Hudson) 340
$52.74
$208.59
$70.32
$249.27
MVP (North) 360
$48.69
$191.26
$64.92
$228.61
16 The Work Force
January 2023