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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: November 26, 2009
Subject: Plan Year 2010 NYSHIP Rates
To: Participating Agency Chief Executive Officers & Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: November 17, 2009
Subject: Medicare & NYSHIP for PA Retirees, November 2009
To: Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: October 28, 2009
Subject: NYSHIP Coverage for Unmarried Young Adults through Age 29
To: Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators
From: Employee Benefits Division
Date: September 1, 2009
Subject: September 1, 2009 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: September 1, 2009
Subject: 2009 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: July 29, 2009
Subject: Updated Navigation Flyers for the Department of Civil Service Health Benefits Web Resources
To: Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies with The Excelsior Plan
From: Employee Benefits Division
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 1, 2009
Subject: May 1, 2009 Three-Level Preferred Drug List for Excelsior Plan
To: Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies with The Excelsior Plan
From: 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
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