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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Search Memos
| Date: | March 30, 2012 |
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| Subject: | Back to Work for New York State |
| To: | New York State Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | March 5, 2012 |
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| Subject: | 2012 Empire Plan At A Glance with 2012 Flexible Formulary and Copayment Cards for Agency Police Services Unit (APSU) (formerly ALESU) Enrollees Represented by PBANYS |
| To: | New York State Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | February 29, 2012 |
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| Subject: | NYSHIP Changes and Special Option Transfer Period for Agency Police Services Unit (APSU) employees represented by the New York State Police Benevolent Association (PBANYS) |
| To: | New York State Health Benefits Administrators of APSU employees represented by PBANYS |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | February 27, 2012 |
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| Subject: | NYSHIP Rate Changes Effective April 1, 2012 flyer, April 2012 Empire Plan Report and NYSHIP HMO Report for APSU (formerly ALESU) Enrollees Represented by PBANYS |
| To: | New York State Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | February 15, 2012 |
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| Subject: | Medicare & NYSHIP for NY/PE Retirees, January 2012 |
| To: | Health Benefits Administrators of New York State Agencies; Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Employers |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | February 6, 2012 |
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| Subject: | Updated Participating Provider Directory for Illinois |
| To: | New York State Health Benefits Administrators; Participating Employer Health Benefits Administrators; Student Employee Health Plan (SEHP) Health Benefits Administrators; Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators with The Empire Plan or The Excel |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | January 4, 2012 |
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| Subject: | OSC Salary Inquiry Page and Contribution Rate Change Transaction |
| To: | NYS Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | December 29, 2011 |
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| Subject: | 2012 Empire Plan At A Glance with 2012 Drug Lists |
| To: | New York State Agency Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | December 23, 2011 |
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| Subject: | New Planning for Retirement, December 2011 |
| To: | New York State Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | December 21, 2011 |
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| Subject: | NYS Vision Plan Vendor Change to Davis Vision |
| To: | New York State Agency Health Benefits Administrators; Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Employers offering the NYS Vision Plan; Student Employee Health Insurance Plan (SEHP) Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |