Board of Trustees Approves Improvement to Dental Plan: Effective August 1, 2023, Provider to Change from ASO/SIDS to Empire BCBS

June 26, 2023

We have great news for eligible participants and dependents in the NYCDCC Welfare Fund! The Trustees have heard and considered your concerns regarding the current dental plan. In response to these concerns and after careful consideration, the Board of Trustees is pleased to announce that effective August 1, 2023, the Welfare Fund’s dental plan provider will change from Administrative Services Only, Inc./Self-Insured Dental Services (“ASO/SIDS”) to Empire BlueCross BlueShield XPO Dental Complete (“Empire BCBS”).

More detailed information on this exciting change will be communicated in the coming weeks ahead, so be sure to visit our website at www.nyccbf.org, and our social media pages (Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter), to stay up-to-date on the latest news!

One important piece of information we can provide now is that dental services already approved or in process (through ASO/SIDS) will be allowed to continue with Empire BCBS with limited to no disruption. 

Please note that this change will NOT affect your medical/hospital coverage. Independence Administrators (or UnitedHealthcare if you are a Medicare-eligible retiree) will continue to be your provider for medical/hospital coverage, while Empire BCBS will be your provider for dental coverage ONLY.