New York's Empire plan has transitioned to Value Options!

Sorry for the lateness of this post.  Effective 1/1/2014, the behavioral health vendor for the Empire Plan of NY will now be managed by Value Options.  United will no longer be accepting claims or outpatient treatment requests for dates of service on or after 1/1/2014.  Providers, if you currently participate in the Value Options network there is nothing further for you to do.  Providers that are currently participating in the United network but not the Value Options network will be invited to join Value Options via a welcome packet.  United providers who choose not to participate with Value Options will have a 90 day grace period to transition those patients to participating providers.  For more answers to your questions visit http://www.valueoptions.com/providers/Network/Empire/Empire-FAQ.pdf