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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: August 3, 2010
Subject: Pre-Retirement Resources
To: Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: July 30, 2010
Subject: New Reporting On Diabetes
To: Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: July 30, 2010
Subject: Reporting On Healthy Babies
To: Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: July 12, 2010
Subject: July 1, 2010 Three-Level Preferred Drug List for The Excelsior Plan
To: Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies with The Excelsior Plan
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: July 5, 2010
Subject: NYSHIP Policy Regarding Retroactive Refunds
To: Participating Agency Health Benefit Administrators
From: Robert W. DuBois, Director of the Employee Benefits Division
Date: July 2, 2010
Subject: Dependents Re-Added after being deleted through the Dependent Eligibility Verification Project (DEAS)
To: Participating Agency CEOs and Participating Employer CEOs
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: June 28, 2010
Subject: Agency E-mail Addresses and Contact Information
To: Participating Employer and Participating Agency Chief Executive Officers
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: June 28, 2010
Subject: 2010 Empire Plan Participating Provider Directory Postcards
To: Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators with The Empire Plan or The Excelsior Plan
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: June 22, 2010
Subject: Policy on Proofs Required Establishing Dependents' Eligibility
To: Agency Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division (EBD)
Date: June 15, 2010
Subject: DEAS Disposition File
To: Agency Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
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