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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 1, 2009
Subject: 2009 Participating Provider Directories
To: New York State Health Benefits Administrators; Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators with The Empire Plan or The Excelsior Plan; Participating Employer Health Benefits Administrators; Student Employee Health Plan (SEHP) Health Benefits Admin
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: August 19, 2009
Subject: Additional Information Regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 and NYSHIP
To: New York State Health Benefit Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: August 12, 2009
Subject: Paper Saving Initiatives -- HBA Memos and Order Forms Moving to Online Only
To: New York State Health Benefit Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: August 11, 2009
Subject: New Reporting On Prescription Drugs (July 2009)
To: New York State Agency Health Benefits Administrators; Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators; Participating Employer Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: August 10, 2009
Subject: M/C Group Life Insurance Plan Annual Update Enrollment Listing
To: M/C Group Life Insurance Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division (EBD)
Date: August 4, 2009
Subject: Management/Confidential Group Life Insurance Plan Annual Update
To: New York State Health Benefit Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division (EBD)
Date: July 29, 2009
Subject: Updated Navigation Flyers for the Department of Civil Service Health Benefits Web Resources
To: New York State Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: July 22, 2009
Subject: New Reporting On Network Benefits
To: New York State Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: July 21, 2009
Subject: July 2009 Empire Plan Reports and NYSHIP General Information Book/Empire Plan Certificate Amendments for NYSCOPBA Enrollees who are Subject to Binding Arbitration
To: New York State Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: July 15, 2009
Subject: Management/Confidential Group Life Insurance Plan Annual Update
To: Benefits Administrators of State Agencies
From: Employee Benefits Division
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