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
PA98-18
TO: Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: December 1998 Empire Plan Reports
DATE: December 18, 1998
We will soon be mailing the December 1998 Empire Plan Reports to your employees'/retirees' homes.
The Empire Plan Reports include:
NYSHIP Changes
Enrollee Eligibility for Unpaid Board Member, Eligibility Requirements for Other Children Under Age 19
Empire Plan Information
New Empire Plan Insurer, New UnitedHealthcare Explanation of Benefits Form, Copayment Change for Emergency Care, Provider Fee Schedule Changes and Network Expansion, 1999 Deductible and Coinsurance, Mastectomy and Reconstructive Surgery Notice of Benefits, Medicare. EmpIre Plan CertIficate Amendments: Copayment for Emergency Care, Group Health Incorporated
(The Book/Certificate page is not available as a stand-alone. You may order additional copies of the Empire Plan Report with the Book/Certificate enclosed by using your publication order supply form. Refer to the code on the back page of the Empire Plan Report for ordering.)
Distribution of Empire Plan Reports
The Reports will mail to enrollee homes by the end of December. We will send you a supply of the Reports equal to 20 percent of your enrollment as we mail each version.
Ordering Empire Plan Reports
You may order additional Reports using the Publications Supply Order Form attached to this memo.
If you are unsure how to order publications or have questions about this distribution, please call the Communications Unit at (518) 457-7577.