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.
SEHP17-08
TO: Health Benefits Administrators
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: September 2017 SEHP Report
DATE: September 27, 2017
The September 2017 SEHP Report will soon be posted online and mailed to enrollee homes and agencies. The Report explains changes to the Student Employee Health Plan (SEHP) and NYSHIP and has important reminders for enrollees, including information on substance use treatment coverage, mammogram coverage and enhancements to the online participating provider directories.
Distribution
The SEHP Report will begin to mail to enrollees’ homes in late September. The mail file for this mailing was pulled from NYBEAS on September 16, 2017. We will send you two copies of the Report.
Publications Available on NYSHIP Online: www.cs.ny.gov/employee-benefits
You can also access the Report online under Using Your Benefits from the NYSHIP Online home page.
Ordering Publications
You may order additional copies of the SEHP Report (NY1232) on HBA Online under Publications & Forms. Please do not order copies until you have received your shipment. If you need help accessing HBA Online, contact the ITS Service Desk at 844-891-1786, fixit@its.ny.gov or via chat at https://chat.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.