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.
GEORGE E. PATAKI
GOVERNOR
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
ALBANY, NEW YORK 12239
www.cs.ny.gov
DANIEL E. WALL
COMMISSIONER
JOHN F. BARR
EXECUTIVE DEPUTY COMMISSIONER
PA06-20
TO: Participating Agency Chief Executive Officers & Health Benefits Administrators
FROM: Robert W. DuBois, Director of the Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: NYSHIP Regional Meetings
DATE: August 25, 2006
We are pleased to announce the 2006 NYSHIP Regional Meetings for Participating Agencies. Staff of the Employee Benefits Division will present updates of several important issues, including GASB and Medicare Part D, and will introduce new initiatives that are planned for the coming year. The agenda also will include discussion of the 2006 Empire Plan experience, the projected rate schedule for 2007, several administrative and regulatory issues and a review/update of NYBEAS.
You are invited to attend one of the following sessions:
(Note: Registration will begin promptly at 9:30 a.m., for each session.)
- Tuesday, October 3, 2006 -- 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Holiday Inn – Saratoga Springs (Saratoga County)
232 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, New York
- Wednesday, October 4, 2006 -- 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Comfort Inn (Rockland County)
425 E. Route 59
Nanuet, New York
- Thursday, October 5, 2006 - 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Hilton Huntington Hotel (Suffolk County)
598 Broadhollow Road
Melville, New York
DIRECTIONS TO MEETING SITES
Holiday Inn – Saratoga Springs (Saratoga County)
(Phone No. (518) 584-4550)
From the South: Follow the NYS Thruway I-87 North, Exit at #24. Take the Adirondack Northway (I-87) North to Exit 13 N. This will be Route 9. Follow for 3-4 miles, the Holiday Inn is on the right side in the center of Town.
From the East: Follow I-90 West to where it intersects with the Adirondack Northway (I-87 North) in the Albany area. Take the Adirondack Northway North to Exit 13N. Follow Route 9 for 3 miles. The Holiday Inn will be on the right side in the center of Town.
From the West: Follow NYS Thruway (I-90) to Exit 27. Take Route 30 North to Route 67 East to Ballston Spa. Take Route 50 North to Saratoga Springs. Holiday Inn is on the corner of Route 50 and Route 9.
From the North: Take the Adirondack Northway South to Exit 14. Turn right at the Exit and follow Union Avenue to the end. Turn left on to Circular Street. The rear entrance of the Holiday Inn is the first right from Circular Street.
Comfort Inn, Nanuet (Rockland County)
(Phone No. (845) 623-6000)
From Westchester and New England: Take Tappan Zee Bridge and continue on New York State Thruway to Exit 14 (Spring Valley). Turn left off ramp and go 1-1/2 miles East on Route 59, Comfort Inn will be on the right.
From Upstate New York-Albany: Take New York State Thruway to Exit 14 (Spring Valley). Turn left off ramp and go 1-1/2 miles East on Route 59, Comfort Inn will be on the right.
Hilton Huntington Hotel (Suffolk County)
(Phone No. (631) 845-1000)
From the West: Take Long Island Expressway East to Exit 49 South (Route 110). The Hotel is about 1 mile South on Route 110.
From the East: Take Long Island Expressway West to Exit 49 South (Route 110). The Hotel is about 1 mile South on Route 110.