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
PAEX13-24
TO: Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies with The Excelsior Plan
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: Excelsior Benefit card reissue
DATE: December 31, 2013
Excelsior benefit cards are being reissued to all Excelsior Plan enrollees and dependents due to a new Prescription Drug carrier. A carrier number was removed from the back of the card. No new number was needed.
Families will receive up to two card carriers with two cards in an envelope, depending on the number of dependents. Individual coverage enrollees will receive one benefit card and one card marked Void as the card carriers come in twos.
The new Excelsior cards were mailed to enrollee homes December 20, 2013. The files were drawn on December 11, 2013.