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Open for in-person inquiries
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Place:
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Room FF-300, 3rd floor
304 East 45th St.
New York, NY 10017
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Time:
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1:00 pm - 4:00 pm, MON - FRI
9:30 am - 4:00 pm, WED
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CONTENTS
Our location and opening hours - See above
Empire's new dedicated UN phone number
Manage your Health!
CIGNA explanation of benefits
LATEST NEWS
 Active Staff and ASHI participants currently
enrolled in one of our medical insurance plans that were also participants in
the Aetna plan from 1 July 2011 through 1 July
2012 will receive a premium holiday in May 2013. Therefore, the effected staff members and
retirees will not see a medical insurance premium for the month of May.
Reminder:
In July 2012, the CIGNA Dental plan was enhanced to include the Cigna WellnessPlus Progressive and Regressive feature. This feature has a mechanism that increases
the dental reimbursement maximum for the 2013 plan year when you receive preventative
care by 30 June 2013. For details
about the Progressive and Regressive feature and your potential increase,
CIGNA has prepared a flyer.
The Active Staff Members Annual Campaign
begins 20 May 2013 and ends 7 June 2013.
The Enrolment Campaign tab has been updated to reflect the various
plan changes that will take effect 1 July 2013.
View
the Health and Life Insurance section's presentation to UNHQ staff members
regarding the Health and Life insurance plan options and the mechanisms
governing in-network and out-of-network care.
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Empire Blue
Cross now has a dedicated telephone number for United Nations member
services: 1-855-519-9537
TO ALL U.N. PARTICIPANTS OF
THE EMPIRE BLUE CROSS PLAN
Empire Blue Cross has issued new ID
cards to all UN plan members for use beginning 1 July 2012 and you should be
receiving them shortly.
This new card represents Phase II of the issuance of ID cards which began in
January of this year. New ID cards needed to be issued because the United
States Government has started issuing Social Security numbers that begin with
the number "8". Up to now, your Empire Blue Cross identification
number used the number "8" followed by your UN index number
"00" for active staff members and "91" retirees. Upon
receipt of this new card, please discard your old one.
We encourage all members to let Empireblue.com be your personal website for interactive
tools that are built around you, your health and your benefits. Empireblue.com is totally
secure – only you can see your personal information.
Because Empireblue.com
is all about you, your plan and benefit information are easy to find. It is
right at your finger tips. You can find a doctor, check your claims or order
a new ID card. These are just a few of the tools that the website has to
offer.
For those of you who have not yet registered, this is a perfect time to do so
and begin benefiting from this useful tool.
For those of you already registered, please note that you will need to
re-register starting 1 July 2012 using your new ID number that begins with
"YLDU" instead of the old "YLD8".
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VERY IMPORTANT
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How to print a
temporary ID card for Empire:
- Register or re-register at www.empireblue.com
- Click on the "Member" link. On the
Members page, click on "Register".
- You will be asked for your first and last
name (in this order), your Empire Member ID Number and your date of
birth.
When asked for
your ID number, use the naming convention below to key in your new Empire
Blue Cross ID number which goes into effect on 1 July 2012.
YLD + U + six digit index number + 00 or "YLDU12345600" for
active staff
YLD + U + six digit index number + 91 or "YLDU12345691" for
retirees
- Enter Group Plan number. You may look at your
old card for this information. If you are a new UNHQ staff member,
your Group Plan number is 374610A.
- Create a new username and password.
Once you are
signed in, you can print a temporary card for you and your family by
clicking on "My Profile". You will see a link for printing a
temporary ID card.
Since your new ID card is on its way, you do not need to click on
"Request ID card" unless you have not received it within two
weeks.
Please remember that you can only register online with your new ID
number beginning 1 July 2012.
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Manage Your
Health ... Take
Control ... Go For It!!!
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CIGNA Explanation
of Benefits now available on paper, online or both.
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