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.
GOVERNOR
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
ALBANY, NEW YORK 12239
www.cs.ny.gov
COMMISSIONER
DANIEL E. WALL
EXECUTIVE
DEPUTY COMISSIONER
PA97-17
TO: Participating Agency Chief Executive Officers and Health Benefits Administrators
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: Special Report for Retirees enrolled in the Empire Plan
DATE: November 18, 1997
We will soon mail the enclosed publication to retirees and dependent survivors enrolled in the Empire Plan:
Special Report for Participating Agency Retirees and Dependent Survivors enrolled in the Empire Plan: The Empire Plan and Medicare Risk HMOs
This is a 4-page report for retirees and dependent survivors who are enrolled in the Empire Plan. It explains what happens when a Medicare-primary Empire Plan enrollee also joins a Medicare Risk HMO. The HMO coverage replaces the traditional Medicare coverage and drastically reduces or eliminates Empire Plan benefits.
Distribution
This Special Report will be mailed to retiree homes on November 20. We will send you a supply equal to 10 percent of your active enrollment. Please add the report to the retiree packages you give to employees when they retire.
If you need more copies, please use the Publications Supply Request Form attached to this memo.
Questions
If you are unsure how to order publications or have questions about these publications, please call the Communications Unit at (518) 457-7577. Our FAX number is 457-2494.