Are you prepared for a dental emergency? to stay calm. Hold the tooth by the crown and rinse the root in water if the tooth is dirty. Don’t scrub it or remove any attached tissue fragments. If it’s possible, gently insert and hold the tooth in its socket while you head to the dentist. If that’s not possible, put the tooth in a cup of milk and bring it to the dentist. Time is critical for successful reimplantation, so try to get to your dentist immediately. Broken tooth: Rinse your mouth with warm water to clean the area. Use cold compresses on the outside of the cheek to help reduce the swelling. Tongue or lip bites or wounds: Clean the area gently with a clean cloth and apply cold compresses to reduce any swelling. If the bleeding Empire Plan enrollees have until April 30, 2017, 120 days after the end of the calendar year, to submit medical expenses which were incurred during the 2016 plan year to: United HealthCare Service Corp. P.O. Box 1600 Kingston, NY 12402-1600 For the Empire Plan Basic Medical Program, the Home Care Advocacy Program (HCAP) and for non-network physical therapy or chiropractic services. Empire Blue Cross and Blue Shield NYS Service Center P.O. Box 1407 — Church Street Station New York, NY 10008-1407 For Empire Plan and non-network Inpatient or Outpatient hospital services. Beacon Health Options P.O. Box 1800 Latham, NY 12110 For non-network mental health and substance abuse services. can’t be controlled, go to a hospital emergency room or clinic. You may able to reduce bleeding from the tongue by pulling it forward and using gauze to put pressure on the wound. Objects caught between teeth: Try to gently remove the object with dental floss. Never use a sharp instrument to remove any object that is stuck between your teeth. If you can’t dislodge the object with floss, contact your dentist. Possible broken jaw: Apply cold compresses to control swelling. Get to the hospital emergency room immediately. To learn more about CSEA EBF’s dental programs and which ones are available to you, visit cseaebf.com. CVS Caremark P.O. Box 6590 Lee’s Summit, MO 64064-6590 For prescriptions filled at non-participating pharmacies or at participating pharmacies without using your New York Government Employee Benefit Card. Enrollees can call the Empire Plan at 1-877-7NYSHIP (1-877-769-7447) with questions or to obtain claim forms. As a reminder, when using the Empire Plan’s toll-free telephone number, please pay extra attention to the choices offered by the automated system. Network providers/pharmacies will submit claims directly to the appropriate insurance carrier on your behalf when provided with all necessary information. If you have a non-network claim submission, make sure you complete the requested subscriber information on the claim form, include the original billing or receipt (if requested), and don’t forget to sign the claim form. The CSEA Employee Benefit Fund is proud to provide dental benefits to thousands of hardworking CSEA members across New York state. Our goal is to provide valuable benefits that save our members money and keep them healthy. Prevention is key, but emergencies do happen. Are you prepared? Thousands of dental emergencies, from injuries to a painful, abscessed tooth, take place every day. Would you know what to do if your child broke a tooth or had a tooth knocked out while playing outdoors? What if you had a bad toothache in the middle of the night and couldn’t get to the dentist until the next day? Knowing what to do can lessen the pain and save a tooth that might otherwise be lost. In addition to calling your dentist as soon as possible, the American Dental Association (ADA) has provided some tips if you can’t see your dentist right away. Toothache: Rinse the mouth with warm water to clean it out. Gently use dental floss or an interdental cleaner to remove any food or other debris that may be caught between the teeth. Never put aspirin or any other painkiller against the gums near the aching tooth. This could burn gum tissue. If the toothache persists, try to see the dentist. Don’t rely on painkillers. They may temporarily relieve pain, but your dentist should evaluate the toothache. Knocked-out (avulsed) tooth: Try to find the tooth! This may not be as easy as you think if the injury took place on a playground, basketball court or while skateboarding, so try BlueCard Worldwide has changed its name to Blue Cross Blue Shield Global Core Empire Plan claims deadlines for calendar year 2016 The Empire Plan program for hospital care outside the United States has changed its name from BlueCard Worldwide to Blue Cross Blue Shield Global Core. Beyond the name change and rebranding of the website, there have not been any changes to the program. To contact the program, enrollees may call Blue Cross Blue Shield Global Core 1-800-810-BLUE (1-800-810-2583). If calling from outside the continental United States, the enrollee can make a collect call to 1-804-673-1177. Enrollees may also visit the website at bcbsglobalcore.com. To use the site, you will need to register/create an account before you can search for a provider. If you had an existing account on the previous website (bluecardworldwide.com), your account information will be the same for the new site. In addition, if enrollees have the old site bookmarked, the old URL will automatically redirect to the new one. Please note that the 2016 version of the On the Road publication has been updated to include the new program name and website information. Update to Free Identity Protection Services for Empire Plan Enrollees Anthem BlueCross Blue Shield, the parent company of The Empire Plan Hospital Program administrator, offers free identity protection services to all current Empire Plan enrollees through AllClear ID. If enrollees received an email from AllClear ID stating that their identity protection coverage has expired or is expiring, they may re-enroll in these services free of charge if they are a current Empire Plan enrollee or have Empire Plan coverage secondary to Medicare. For more information, go to anthemcares.allclearid.com or call 1-855-227-9830 Monday through Saturday from 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Central Time. March 2017 The Work Force 17
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