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
PA98-05
TO: Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: Revision of November 1997 Special Report for Retirees enrolled in the Empire Plan and Medicare Risk HMOs
DATE: March 13, 1998
New flyer about Medicare Risk HMOs
We are revising the November 1997 "Special Report for Participating Agency Retirees and Dependent Survivors enrolled in the Empire Plan: The Empire Plan and Medicare Risk HMOs." Please do not distribute the copies of this flyer that we sent to you in November. We will hold orders for additional supplies of EP-P.A. Risk-97 for the revised version.
We will hold orders for additional supplies of EP-P.A. Risk-97 for the revised version. The flyer is scheduled for printing in April. We will send you information about distribution and a new Publications Supply Request Form before mailing begins.
Please contact the Communications Unit at 518-457-7577 if you have questions.