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: | February 7, 2020 |
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| Subject: | October 22 & 25, 2019 Participating Agency Webinar Q&A Now Available |
| To: | Health Benefits Administrators of NYSHIP Participating Agencies |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | December 19, 2019 |
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| Subject: | Release of Revised Domestic Partner Enrollment Application Form PS-425 |
| To: | New York State Agency (NYS), Participating Employer (PE), Participating Agency (PA), and Student Employee Health Plan (SEHP) Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | December 13, 2019 |
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| Subject: | January 2020 At A Glance |
| To: | Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies (PAs) and Participating Employers (PEs) |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | December 4, 2019 |
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| Subject: | 2020 New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) Rates |
| To: | Participating Agency Chief Executive Officers and Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | November 1, 2019 |
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| Subject: | October 2019 Empire Plan Reports for NY Retiree, PE and PA |
| To: | Health Benefits Administrators of New York State, Participating Employers and Participating Agencies with The Empire Plan |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | October 22, 2019 |
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| Subject: | Reporting On Mental Health and Substance Abuse Program |
| To: | Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | October 2, 2019 |
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| Subject: | 2019 NYSHIP Webinar Sessions for Participating Agencies |
| To: | Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | James Dewan, Director of the Employee Benefits Division (EBD) |
| Date: | September 20, 2019 |
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| Subject: | Empire Plan Second Quarter Experience Report 2019 |
| To: | Participating Agency Chief Executive Officers and Health Benefit Administrators |
| From: | James DeWan, Director of the Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | September 4, 2019 |
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| Subject: | 2019 Mandated Notices: Creditable Coverage and CHIP |
| To: | All Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | July 11, 2019 |
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| Subject: | 2019 Empire Plan Participating Provider Directory (PPD) Postcards and Directories |
| To: | All Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |