Tax information for Fund participants

NYSNA Benefits Fund participants may currently request a copy of the Affordable Care Act health insurance tax form called “Form 1095-B” by:

  • mail at PO Box 12430, Albany, NY 12212-2430
  • phone at (877) RN BENEFITS [762-3633]
  • e-mail at benefitsdepartment@rnbenefits.org

This form proves that your healthcare coverage through the Benefits Fund meets minimum standards, or minimum essential coverage required by the ACA. The form also verifies this minimal essential coverage for any dependents on your plan, including a spouse and eligible dependent children. While you can save a copy of this form for your records, you do not need a copy of this form to file your tax return. If you have any questions regarding this information, please contact the NYSNA Benefits Fund at (877) RN BENEFITS [762-3633].

Empire BlueCross BlueShield is now Anthem
BlueCross BlueShield

 

Effective January 1, 2024, Empire BlueCross BlueShield, which administers the medical benefits for our Benefits Fund participants, changed its name to Anthem BlueCross BlueShield. This is a name change only. Your benefits coverage has not changed.

 

 


 

Established in 1972 and located in Albany, NY, the New York State Nurses Association Pension Plan and Benefits Fund are separate, multiemployer plans providing health insurance and retirement benefits for RNs and other medical professionals throughout New York State represented under collective bargaining by NYSNA.

The plans are governed by two Boards of Trustees, which have an equal number of representatives from NYSNA and the management of participating facilities. Here at the Plan and Fund office, we have approximately 50 employees on staff dedicated to providing the highest level of service exclusively to our participants.

 

Your NYSNA
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Your NYSNA
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NYC Health + Hospitals Employees, Mayoral and Corrections

 


 

Contacting Sharron in 2024

Due to ongoing circumstances at many of our participating facilities, Communications Representative Sharron Carlson is splitting her time visiting facilities in person while also making herself available via phone to discuss your healthcare and pension concerns. Notification of her in-person and virtual events will be communicated via Sharron's Calendar (see link below), email, and texts, so please contact the Plan & Fund if your personal contact information has recently changed. In order to send you text messages, we require a valid personal email address for our files. To reach Sharron, please call (877) RN BENEFITS [762-3633] Ext. 2240 Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Learn about Sharron


See Sharron's Calendar

 

Can you help us?

We're currently looking for information regarding the whereabouts of the following participants. If you know how we may contact any of these individuals (current e-mail address, telephone number, address, or the name and contact information of a relative or friend), please call the Pension Department at (877) RN BENEFITS [762-3633].

Minnie Allen
Yvonne Baluyot
Agnes Beachman
Lorna Boland
Dorothy Bornemann
Pearl Duncan
Patricia Howard
Michel Jean-Francois
Dorothy Lekote
Kathleen McDole Ma
Nicole Magloire
Eleanore Maroney-Grainger
Mary Mason
Mariakutty Mathew
Magdalene Mcfarlane
Ann Murphy
Dorothy Pelzer
Daniel Pierce
Norma Pocock
Fernando Rosado Jr.
Joy Rose
Renate Schleissmann
Catherine Screen
Sybil Skerritt
Dorothy Thomas