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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: June 26, 2009
Subject: Ordering 2009 Empire Plan 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: June 23, 2009
Subject: Empire Plan Quarterly Experience Report
To: Participating Agency Health Benefit Administrators
From: Robert W. DuBois, Director of the Employee Benefits Division
Date: May 29, 2009
Subject: NYBEAS Upgrade to PeopleSoft 9.0
To: Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: May 18, 2009
Subject: Empire Plan Quarterly Experience Report
To: Participating Agency Health Benefit Administrators
From: Robert W. DuBois, Director of the Employee Benefits Division
Date: April 16, 2009
Subject: Additional Information Regarding the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 COBRA Subsidy Provisions
To: Participating Agency CEOs and HBAs
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: April 16, 2009
Subject: Procedures for Administration of the ARRA COBRA Premium Subsidy
To: CEOs and HBAs of Participating Agencies with Less than 20 Employees
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: April 7, 2009
Subject: New Reporting On Diabetes
To: New York State Health Benefits Administrators; Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators; Participating Employer Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: April 2, 2009
Subject: The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 COBRA Subsidy Provisions
To: Participating Agency Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) and Health Benefit Administrators (HBAs)
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: March 30, 2009
Subject: January 2009 Empire Plan Reports and NYSHIP General Information Book/Empire Plan Certificate Amendments
To: Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: March 13, 2009
Subject: NYSHIP Publications Ordering Fax Number Change
To: Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
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