New York State
Health Insurance Program

Ask EBD

Please refer to our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for information on your New York State Health Insurance Program Benefits (NYSHIP). For questions regarding claims and/or available services under your plan, please contact the Empire Plan or your HMO directly.

If you are unable to find an answer to your question in the FAQ, please submit your inquiry using the following fields. An Employee Benefits Division (EBD) representative will respond to your inquiry as soon as possible. Please note, EBD cannot release information to anyone other than the NYSHIP enrollee without a signed HIPAA authorization form on file (https://www.cs.ny.gov/forms/ebd543.pdf).