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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: May 13, 2011
Subject: Reconciliation Listing
To: Participating Agency and Participating Employer CEOs/CFOs
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: May 13, 2011
Subject: Dependent Eligibility Verification Project (DEAS) Completion
To: Agency Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: May 11, 2011
Subject: Reporting On Centers of Excellence (AL1115)
To: Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies with The Empire Plan or The Excelsior Plan
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: May 2, 2011
Subject: Reconciliation Listing
To: Participating Agency and Participating Employer Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division (EBD)
Date: March 22, 2011
Subject: New Reporting On HCAP
To: Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators with The Excelsior Plan
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: March 3, 2011
Subject: Empire Plan Quarterly Experience Report
To: Participating Agency Health Benefit Administrators
From: Robert W. DuBois, Director of the Employee Benefits Division
Date: December 29, 2010
Subject: 2011 Excelsior Plan At A Glance with 2011 Three Tiered Preferred Drug list
To: Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies with The Excelsior Plan
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: December 2, 2010
Subject: Plan Year 2011 NYSHIP Rates
To: Participating Agency Chief Executive Officers and Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: November 30, 2010
Subject: Action/Reason Codes for Dependent Adds/Deletes and Changes in Coverage
To: Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: November 1, 2010
Subject: Creditable Coverage Letter and CHIP Notice
To: Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies
From: Employee Benefits Division
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