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: | November 26, 2009 |
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| Subject: | Plan Year 2010 NYSHIP Rates |
| To: | Participating Agency Chief Executive Officers & Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | November 17, 2009 |
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| Subject: | Medicare & NYSHIP for PA Retirees, November 2009 |
| To: | Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | October 28, 2009 |
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| Subject: | NYSHIP Coverage for Unmarried Young Adults through Age 29 |
| To: | Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators |
| From: | Employee Benefits Division |
| Date: | September 1, 2009 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |