On 21 May 2026, AFICS New York and the United Nations Health and Life Insurance Section held a webinar about the United Nations Headquarters administered health insurance plans for the year starting on 1 July 2026. Here is a link to the recording of the whole webinar. And here is a link to a pdf of the presentation.

AFICS/NY is pleased to be able to provide the End-of-Life Guidance for Retirees End-of-Life Guidance for Beneficiaries The attached letter from Jay Karia, Co-Chair Health Insurance Committee AFICS/NY Dr. Sudershan Narula, Co-Chair Health Insurance Committee AFICS/NY and Deborah Landey, President AFICS/NY explains.

As in previous years, the United Nations Health and Life Insurance Section (HLIS) is coordinating the Annual Enrollment Campaign for all health insurance plans administered by UN Headquarters. The campaign will run from 1 to 30 June 2025 . Changes go into effect on 1 July 2025 .

We are delighted to announce the creation by the United Nations Health and Life Insurance Section (HLIS) of a hotline for retirees regarding their health insurance matters . AFICS/NY has been strongly advocating for the past couple of years for such dedicated service for retirees, especially for the additional capacity to provide it. AFICS/NY was informed by HLIS that it has established a dedicated telephone line that retirees can call with any questions concerning ASHI (A

The UN's Health & Life Insurance Committee (HLIC) has reported that some eligible retirees are not being reimbursed for their Medicare Part B premium as they have not submitted the required documentation to the Health & Life Insurance Section (HLIS) . Retirees are urged to verify that they are being reimbursed for Medicare premiums paid by them directly, or through deductions from their Social Security payments . Anyone having problems on Medicare Part B premium reimburse

HLIS is sending a letter to ASHI participants regarding changes to benefit provisions and monthly premiums effective 1 July 2022.

AFICS/NY Annual Assembly: Presentation by Mr. Jayantilal Karia, AFICS/NY Vice-President and Co-Chair, Health Insurance Committee link to PDF, 10 June 2022.

Empire and Aetna use a preferred drug formulary which is a list of generic and preferred brand drugs that is distributed to participating pharmacies and providers and is subject to periodic review and modification by Empire and Aetna. The drug list is a list of medicines your plan covers. A team of independent doctors and pharmacists reviews the list regularly to make sure covered drugs are high quality, safe, and work well. Your doctor is encouraged to prescribe generic-equi

How can we avoid steep premium increases for health insurance? Following Health and Live Insurance Section's recent story on health insurance contribution payments and how you can contribute to reducing costs, here are some practical suggestions you can follow to avoid steep premium increases: Visit in-network providers In-network providers offer preferential rates Your share of the payable amount will be lower Your medical invoice will be directly settled with the health ins

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