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
PAEX08-01
TO: Health Benefits Administrators of Excelsior Plan Participating Agencies
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: 2009 Excelsior Plan At A Glance with the 2009 Preferred Drug List
DATE: December 10, 2008
We are pleased to announce the 2009 Excelsior Plan At A Glance. The Excelsior Plan At A Glance is a useful guide to Plan benefits for new employees and health fairs. The Excelsior Plan At A Glance includes the 2009 Preferred Drug List for The Excelsior Plan.
Distribution
This publication will be mailed to Excelsior Plan enrollee homes in mid-December. We will send you, in a separate shipment, a supply equal to 2 percent of Excelsior Plan enrollment for new hires or for those enrollees changing their option to The Excelsior Plan.
Please Disregard Memo PA 08-17
During the transition from PA Core to The Excelsior Plan, you received HBA memo PA 08-17 about the 2009 Empire Plan At A Glance. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused and ask that you please disregard the memo. Your enrollees did not receive the 2009 Empire At A Glance. As stated above, they will receive the 2009 Excelsior At A Glance in the mail by mid-December. If you have any questions about what materials you should have on your shelves, please feel free to call the Communications Unit at the number below.
Ordering Publications
You may order additional copies of the 2009 Excelsior Plan At A Glance with the 2009 Preferred Drug List by using the Publication Supply Order Form enclosed with your shipments. Or, instead of faxing the form, you may order on HBA Online. Open Publications & Forms, then open NYSHIP Publication Order Forms and choose the appropriate group. This publication will also be included in the new hire and new retiree packages for The Excelsior Plan, which are only available online. If you need help accessing HBA Online, please call the Help Desk or your processor.
If you are unsure how to order publications, or if you have questions about this distribution, please call the Communications Unit at 518-457-7577.