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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TO: Health Benefits Administrators of New York State, Participating Employers and Participating Agencies with The Empire Plan
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: June 2015 Reporting On Network Benefits
DATE: July 7, 2015
The June 2015 Reporting On Network Benefits is at the printer and will soon be available in inventory. This publication discusses the benefits available to Empire Plan enrollees who use participating and network providers for services in the Medical/Surgical, Hospital, Mental Health and Substance Abuse and Prescription Drug Programs. Specific information is included on the Home Care Advocacy Program (HCAP), Managed Physical Medicine and Center of Excellence programs, and how prearranging services/supplies with Empire Plan providers can reduce enrollee out-of-pocket costs. This Reporting On replaces the January 2014 version, so please recycle any copies of the old publication.
Distribution
We will send a supply of five copies of Reporting On Network Benefits to each agency. We are not mailing this publication to enrollees at this time.
Publications Available online: https://www.cs.ny.gov/employee-benefits
Please check our web site for new publications. We generally post publications when we sign off for printing. Publications are available under Using Your Benefits.
Ordering Publications
You may order additional copies of Reporting On Network Benefits 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, e-mail the AGS-ITS Enterprise Service Desk at its.sm.esd.ags@its.ny.gov. 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.