Ensures public retirees' skilled nursing care benefits remain unchanged when they enroll in Medicare.

New York S04724 amends the civil service law to ensure that public retirees' skilled nursing care benefits under the state health benefit plan are not reduced when they become eligible for Medicare. However, these benefits may be coordinated with and treated as secondary insurance to Medicare. This act takes effect immediately.

Ensures public retirees' skilled nursing care benefits remain unchanged when they enroll in Medicare.

New York S04724 amends the civil service law to ensure that public retirees' skilled nursing care benefits under the state health benefit plan are not reduced when they become eligible for Medicare. However, these benefits may be coordinated with and treated as secondary insurance to Medicare. This act takes effect immediately.