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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: April 29, 2022
Subject: Revised Online January 1, 2021 Empire Plan Certificates for CSEA, DC-37, M/C; Legislature, NYSCOPBA, PBA and UUP
To: New York State Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: April 15, 2022
Subject: Revised Empire Plan Certificate for Participating Employers (PEs)
To: Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Employers
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: March 15, 2022
Subject: Special Deductions for Summer Coverage
To: New York State Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: March 15, 2022
Subject: Special Deductions for Summer Coverage
To: CUNY Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: March 11, 2022
Subject: Medicare & NYSHIP for NY/PE Retirees, March 2022
To: New York State Health Benefits Administrators; Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Employers
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: March 10, 2022
Subject: Revised Empire Plan Certificate for Participating Agencies
To: New York State Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies with The Empire Plan
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: March 1, 2022
Subject: Mental Health and Substance Use Program’s Clinical Referral Line Flyer
To: New York State, Participating Employer and Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: January 28, 2022
Subject: Revised Empire Plan Certificate for New York State Retirees
To: New York State Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: January 11, 2022
Subject: Newly Published Policy Memo 147
To: All Health Benefit Administrators (HBA)
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: December 31, 2021
Subject: 2021 Annual NYSHIP Participating Agency Webinars – Video, PowerPoint, and Q & A
To: Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators
From: Daniel Yanulavich, Director of the Employee Benefits Division
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