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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

ANDREW M. CUOMO
Governor
LOLA W. BRABHAM
Acting Commissioner

SEHP18-10

TO: Student Employee Health Plan (SEHP) Health Benefits Administrators
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: Empire Plan Reporting On Publications
DATE: September 28, 2018

We are pleased to announce rebranded and revised Reporting On publications. These publications describe some of the unique programs and benefits available under The Empire Plan.

Reporting On Prenatal Care (AL1631, September 2018) explains the components of good prenatal care, including: pre-pregnancy planning, nutrition, postpartum depression, as well as information on The Empire Plan’s Future Moms Program.

Reporting On Smoking Cessation (AL1632, August 2018) discusses the addictive power of nicotine, conditions and diseases caused by smoking, quit strategies and information on the smoking cessation treatments covered by The Empire Plan.

Distribution
In early October, we will send a supply of two copies of each Reporting On publication to agencies. We are not mailing this publication to enrollees. Please recycle all previous versions of these publications.

Publications Available on Our Website: www.cs.ny.gov/employee-benefits
Please check our website 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 on HBA Online under Publications & Forms.

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.