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: | November 30, 2020 |
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| Subject: | Revised Form PS-452, Application for Waiver of Empire Plan Premium |
| To: | Health Benefit Administrators of NYS Agencies, PAs, and PEs |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | November 19, 2020 |
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| Subject: | Health Benefit Administrator Responsibilities |
| To: | Participating Agency Health Benefit Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | November 13, 2020 |
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| Subject: | 2020 Annual NYSHIP Participating Agency Webinars |
| To: | Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | James DeWan, Director of the Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | November 4, 2020 |
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| Subject: | NYSHIP News: Fall 2020 |
| To: | Participating Agency and Participating Employer Chief Executive Officers and Health Benefit Administrators |
| From: | James DeWan, Director of the Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | October 30, 2020 |
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| Subject: | January 1, 2021 National Expansion of the Participating Provider Network for The Empire Plan |
| To: | All Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | October 26, 2020 |
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| Subject: | New NYBEAS Tab – Hold Harmless |
| To: | Health Benefits Administrators at Participating Agencies with The Empire Plan and/or the Excelsior Plan |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | October 23, 2020 |
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| Subject: | October 2020 Empire Plan Reports |
| To: | Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Employers and Participating Agencies with The Empire Plan or Excelsior Plan |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | September 15, 2020 |
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| Subject: | Revised Form PS-451, NYSHIP Statement of Disability for Dependents |
| To: | Participating Agency Health Benefit Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | September 14, 2020 |
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| Subject: | 2020 Mandated Notices: Creditable Coverage and CHIP |
| To: | All Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | August 17, 2020 |
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| Subject: | Letter Automation Project |
| To: | Participating Agency Health Benefit Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |