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: | May 27, 2022 |
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| Subject: | May 2022 Planning for Retirement materials |
| To: | Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Employers |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | May 2, 2022 |
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| Subject: | NYSHIP Retiree Health Insurance Eligibility for Tier 5 and 6 Retirement System Members |
| To: | PA and PE Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | April 15, 2022 |
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| Subject: | Revised Empire Plan Certificate for Participating Employers (PEs) |
| To: | Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Employers |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | March 11, 2022 |
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| 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 1, 2022 |
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| 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 11, 2022 |
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| Subject: | Newly Published Policy Memo 147 |
| To: | All Health Benefit Administrators (HBA) |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | December 30, 2021 |
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| Subject: | 2021 Annual NYSHIP Participating Employer Webinar – Video, PowerPoint, and Q & A |
| To: | Participating Employer Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Daniel Yanulavich, Director of the Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | December 2, 2021 |
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| Subject: | January 2022 At A Glance |
| To: | Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies (PAs) and Participating Employers (PEs) |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | November 12, 2021 |
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| Subject: | Mass Reissuance of NYSHIP Benefit Cards |
| To: | Participating Employer Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | November 8, 2021 |
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| Subject: | 2021 Annual NYSHIP Participating Employer Webinar |
| To: | Participating Employer Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |