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
NY07-19
PE07-12
PA07-09
TO: New York State Health Benefits Administrators; Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Employers; Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: Reporting On Asthma and Reporting On Diabetes
DATE: May 10, 2007
We are happy to announce that the May 2007 Reporting On Asthma and Reporting On Diabetes
are at the printer. These newly revised publications replace the July 2006 and March 2006
versions respectively.
Both publications include information about UnitedHealthcare’s new Disease Management
Program. The Program combines the individual programs for asthma, diabetes and
cardiovascular disease into a single program, and adds two new conditions: congestive heart
failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. If an enrollee is identified as someone with
one of these conditions that would benefit from disease management, UnitedHealthcare will
contact the enrollee to participate in the new program.
Distribution
We will not be mailing these publications to enrollee homes. We will send you a supply of each
equal to 3 percent of your enrollment for use at health fairs, distribution to new hires and retirees
and general use.
Publications Available on Our Web Site: www.cs.state.ny.us
Please check the web site for new publications. We generally post publications when we sign off
for printing. These publications will be available on HBA Online under Publications & Forms
and on NYSHIP Online. Click on Using Your Benefits and then Publications.
Ordering Publications
You may order additional copies of these publications by using the Publications Supply Order
Forms enclosed with your shipment [AL0719 RO Asthma May 2007 and AL0720 RO Diabetes
May 2007]. Or, instead of faxing the form you can order on HBA Online under Publications &
Forms. If you need help accessing HBA Online, please call the Help Desk or your processor.
Please wait until you receive your shipments of the new publications before you place an
order.
If you are unsure of how to order publications or have questions about this distribution, please
call the Communications Unit at 518-457-7577.