A health plan tailor-made for you
Welcome to your personal hub for higher-ed health, with plans and tools designed to encourage you to advance your health and live well.
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Take the first step
Annual 2023
09/15/2023
Spring 2024
02/15/2024 (new students to the Spring)
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Your benefits
- ID Card
Keep your health care information within arm’s reach with a digital ID card.
Your digital ID card is available on empireblue.com or the Sydney Health mobile app when you register with your student ID on your plan effective date. Print a copy of your card anytime or show it to your doctor from your smartphone. Your digital ID card is always available when you need it.
After your plan effective date, you can call and request a hard copy of your ID card if needed.
- Mobile app
Download the Mobile app
With the Sydney Health app, you can access:
- Your member ID card
- Find care tool
- Plan benefits
- Tailored health tips
- LiveHealth Online
- 24/7 NurseLine
- Student support specialists (through click-to-chat or by phone)
- Benefits
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Learn more about the plan
2023 - 2024
Click here for health plan specifics >
Click here for dental plan summary of benefits >
Please note that dental is only provided to students who are already on the Marist medical plan. The dental plan is offered to students on the Marist medical plan at no extra charge.
Click here for vision plan summary of benefits >
Please note that vision is only provided to students who are already on the Marist medical plan. The vision plan is offered to students on the Marist medical plan at no extra charge.2022 - 2023
Click here for health plan specifics > - Pharmacy
Traditional open drug list
Review the brand-name and generic drugs approved by the FDA >
Find a provider
Keep your health care information within arm’s reach with a digital ID card.
Your digital ID card is available on empireblue.com or the Sydney Health mobile app when you register with your student ID on your plan effective date. Print a copy of your card anytime or show it to your doctor from your smartphone. Your digital ID card is always available when you need it.
After your plan effective date, you can call and request a hard copy of your ID card if needed.
With the Sydney Health app, you can access:
- Your member ID card
- Find care tool
- Plan benefits
- Tailored health tips
- LiveHealth Online
- 24/7 NurseLine
- Student support specialists (through click-to-chat or by phone)
Learn more about the plan
2023 - 2024
Click here for health plan specifics >
Click here for dental plan summary of benefits >
Please note that dental is only provided to students who are already on the Marist medical plan. The dental plan is offered to students on the Marist medical plan at no extra charge.
Click here for vision plan summary of benefits >
Please note that vision is only provided to students who are already on the Marist medical plan. The vision plan is offered to students on the Marist medical plan at no extra charge.
2022 - 2023
Click here for health plan specifics >
Traditional open drug list
Review the brand-name and generic drugs approved by the FDA >
Access to care whenever you need it
Not all health issues come up during health center hours. Which is why you can easily find the care you need day or night—whether it’s seeing in-network providers off campus or connecting online 24/7 with doctors and mental health professionals.
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LiveHealth Online
- Live, on-demand video visits via smartphone, tablet, or computer
- Costs the same as the office visit copay–or less
- E-prescribing to your pharmacy of choice
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24/7 Nurseline
- Help from registered nurses around the clock over the phone
- Answers to general health questions and minor health concerns
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Behavioral Health
Specialized programs for:
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Depression
- Substance abuse
- Eating disorders
- Suicide prevention
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GeoBlue
Coverage when traveling abroad for:
- Visit the Member Hub and use Group Access Code: GTB9999ACM39 when registering
- Emergency medical evacuation
- Repatriation of remains
- Emergency family travel arrangements
- Political emergency and natural disaster evacuation
(Available only when traveling outside the U.S.) - Accidental death and dismemberment
Get help on campus.
Student Health Centers
69 W. Cedar Street
Poughkeepsie, NY 12601
Hours
Monday - Friday: 8:30am - 5:00pm
Contact
Phone: (845) 575-3270
Empire customer service: 1-844-412-0752
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Services provided by Empire HealthChoice Assurance, Inc., licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans.
Services provided by Empire HealthChoice HMO, Inc., licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association, an association of independent Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans.