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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.

New York State of Opportunity

PE16-23

TO: Participating Employer Health Benefit Administrators
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: 2016 NYSHIP Webinar Sessions for Participating Employers
DATE: October 18, 2016

The Employee Benefits Division (EBD) is pleased to announce that the 2016 Webinar for Participating Employers will be held Monday, November 7th 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

EBD staff will cover topics that may interest senior managers and officers of Participating Employers, including the projected 2017 Empire Plan premium rates and updates related to Federal Health Care Reform. Additionally, EBD will cover information about NYBEAS transaction processing and recently published EBD communications, which may interest agency benefits administrators.

Please be sure to test your current computer software ahead of the meeting date to ensure it meets the system requirements for webinar access. This test can be done when you receive your registration confirmation email, or by accessing the following link; https://www.webex.com/test-meeting.html.

The Webinar is being recorded for future playback. If the session fills up and you are unable to register, you will have the option to view the recorded session. We will send a NYBEAS system announcement when the Webinar is available to view.

To register for the Webinar, click on the link below. Complete the required information and click ‘register’. Once you are registered, you will receive an email confirming registration of the Web Seminar, therefore please ensure your email is correct.  In your confirmation email you will also be provided with the option to test your system. To test your system requirements, click on the ‘TEST’ link to confirm that you’re able to access the meeting.

Enclosed is a system requirement list titled ‘CISCO WEBEX WEB CONFERENCING’. Please review to make sure your system meets the requirements. If you experience technical difficulty, or are unable to install required software to allow you to test your system, we suggest you first contact your computer system administrator. If your computer system administrator is unable to resolve, you should call 1-866-229-3239, which can be found when accessing the above link. If this still does not resolve the problem, you may call the PA PE help line at 518-474-2780.

Do not wait until the meeting date to test your system. You may find that your system does not meet the requirements and be unable to register for the meeting.

Monday, November 7th –1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Registration Address for Attendees:

              https://suny.webex.com/suny/onstage/g.php?MTID=eea1e1e91c9b425c5421dd019a84d7e0b

Dial-In number and conference code 855-830-3230, 851 320 6492

Event Number; 642 338 547

 

Attachment:

Enclosure