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: | December 5, 2011 |
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| Subject: | Empire Plan Basic Medical Program, Non-Network Hospital Program and Non-Network Mental Health and Substance Abuse Program Combined Annual Deductible and Coinsurance Maximum Amounts for 2012 |
| To: | Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | December 1, 2011 |
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| Subject: | Plan Year 2012 NYSHIP Rates |
| To: | Participating Agency Chief Executive Officers and Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | November 2, 2011 |
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| Subject: | New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) Benefit Changes for Participating Agencies |
| To: | Participating Agency Chief Executive Officers and Health Benefit Administrators |
| From: | Robert W. DuBois, Director of the Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | October 14, 2011 |
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| Subject: | Creditable Coverage Letter and CHIP Notice |
| To: | Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | October 6, 2011 |
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| Subject: | 2011 Participating Provider Directories |
| 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: | September 14, 2011 |
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| Subject: | Empire Plan Quarterly Experience Report |
| To: | Participating Agency Health Benefit Administrators |
| From: | Robert W. DuBois, Director of the Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | August 17, 2011 |
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| Subject: | 2011 NYSHIP Regional Meetings for Participating Agencies |
| To: | Participating Agency Chief Executive Officers & Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Robert W. DuBois, Director of the Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | August 16, 2011 |
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| Subject: | The Marriage Equality Act |
| To: | Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | August 5, 2011 |
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| Subject: | January 2011 Empire Plan Reports and NYSHIP General Information Book/Empire Plan Certificate Amendments |
| To: | Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | July 19, 2011 |
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| Subject: | On the Road with The Empire Plan for PA and PE Actives and Retirees |
| To: | Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies with The Empire Plan or The Excelsior Plan; Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Employers |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |