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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.

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ANDREW M. CUOMO
GOVERNOR
STATE OF NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
ALBANY, NEW YORK 12239
www.cs.ny.gov
JERRY BOONE
COMMISSIONER

NY14-09
PE14-08
PA14-08

TO: New York State Health Benefits Administrators; Participating Employer Health Benefits Administrators; Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators with The Empire Plan; Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators with The Excelsior Plan
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: 2014 On the Road With The Empire Plan Publications
DATE: February 26, 2014

We are pleased to announce that revised 2014 versions of On the Road with The Empire Plan for NY Actives and Retirees and On the Road with The Empire Plan for PA and PE Actives and Retirees are at the printer and will soon be available for ordering. These publications include contact and claims information for Empire Plan programs and administrators that enrollees can use while they are traveling or when their dependents are away from home. The February 2014 versions replace the January 2013 versions. Please recycle any old copies.

Distribution
We will not be mailing these publications to enrollee homes. We will send you a supply of five copies of the appropriate version for use at health fairs and meetings and to send to any enrollees who request a copy.

Publications Available on Our Web Site: https://www.cs.ny.gov
Please check our web site for new publications. We generally post publications when we sign off for printing. Go to the Department of Civil Service web site at https://www.cs.ny.gov and choose Benefit Programs, then NYSHIP Online and select your group, if prompted. Publications are available under Using Your Benefits.

Ordering Publications
You may order additional copies of On the Road with The Empire Plan 2014 for NY Actives and Retirees (AL1279) and On the Road with The Empire Plan 2014 for PA and PE Actives and Retirees (AL1280) on HBA Online under Publications & Forms. Please wait until you receive your shipment of the new publications before you place an order.

If you need help accessing HBA Online, please call the GGC Service Desk at Civil Service at 1-800-HBAEMS1. Call the HBA Help Line at 518-474-2780 with questions about information in On the Road with The Empire Plan. If you are unsure of how to order publications or have questions about this distribution, please call the EBD Communications Unit at 518-457-7577.

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