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The Empire Plan is a unique health insurance plan designed especially for public employees in New York State. Empire Plan benefits include inpatient and outpatient hospital coverage, medical/surgical coverage, Centers of Excellence for transplants, infertility and cancer, home care services, equipment and supplies, mental health and substance abuse coverage and prescription drug coverage.

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Date: September 9, 2022
Subject: Communications Plan: Option Transfer (OT) Period for 2023
To: Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Employers
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: August 29, 2022
Subject: Revised Empire Plan Certificate for Employees of New York State in the Agency Police Services Unit (APSU) represented by the Police Benevolent Association of New York State (PBANYS)
To: New York State Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: August 18, 2022
Subject: Mandatory Federal Premium Reporting Requirement
To: Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies and Participating Employers
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: August 5, 2022
Subject: Management Confidential (M/C) Group Life Insurance Plan Annual Update
To: Agency Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: July 26, 2022
Subject: Revised Empire Plan Certificate for Employees of the New York State Police represented by the Police Investigators Association (PIA)
To: New York State Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: July 26, 2022
Subject: 2022-2023 SEHP Benefit Card Distribution
To: Student Employee Health Plan (SEHP) Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: July 18, 2022
Subject: NYSHIP General Information Book for Participating Agencies
To: Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies with The Empire Plan and the Excelsior Plan
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: July 8, 2022
Subject: Disability Retirement and Your NYSHIP Coverage Publication, July 2022
To: NYS Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: June 23, 2022
Subject: 2022 Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC)
To: New York State Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: June 23, 2022
Subject: 2022 Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC)
To: Student Employee Health Plan Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
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