Columbia County Human Resources and Payroll
401 State Street
Hudson, NY 12534
Phone: 518-828-4086
Fax: 518-828-1991
Please read these publications regarding important decisions about your new Medicare coverage:
Welcome to Medicare and Medicare and You
Dear Medicare Eligible Retiree and/or Dependent,
We are pleased to let you know Columbia County is making your health care coverage even better! Effective, September 1, 2024, Columbia County will offer its Medicare eligible retirees the Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Preferred (PPO) Medical with Prescription Drug plan Senior Rx Plus.
Your current health and prescription drug plan will be ending 8/31/2024.
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare Preferred (PPO) Medical with Prescription Drug plan Senior Rx Plus will be the
only plan available to Columbia County Medicare eligible retirees.
Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield will mail a Medicare Advantage Enrollment Guide to all Columbia County Medicare eligible retirees. The Guide will describe in detail the new medical and prescription drug plan. Please review this information carefully. We have also attached this information below for easy access. Should you have any questions about your new coverage you can call the First Impressions Center at Anthem at 1-833-848-8729.
As always, should you have questions and concerns, please feel free to call the HR office at 518-828-4086.
2025 CDPHP Summary of Benefits
CDPHP Application
Click HERE to find out more about the "Transparency in Coverage" rule and the machine-readable file posting requirement, then click on the medical cost transparency tool.
For Prescription Coverage:
CDHPH Penny a Pill
CDPHP Specialty Drug Flyer
CDPHP 2025 Drug Formulary 5*
*2025 Formulary Update
CanaRX Formulary and Forms (Columbia County Meds)*
*Columbia County Meds/CanaRx has a new website! Please visit their website at this link above. From there you can choose "view your plan" on the top right side, and enter COLCNTY for our plan. The formulary is listed on this website.
Need to contact NYS Retirement?
Many of your questions may be answered here on their website:
NYS Retirement Online
or you can contact NYS Retirement via a toll free call to:
1-866-805-0990 or locally at 518-474-7736
Need to contact NYS Deferred Compensation? Many of your questions may be answered here on their website:
NYS Deferred Compensation or by calling toll free: 1-800-422-8463