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
NY10-39
PE10-36
TO: New York State Health Benefits Administrators; Participating Employer Health Benefits Administrators
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: New NYSHIP Special Report: Covering Your Young Adult Children
DATE: October 19, 2010
We are happy to announce that the NYSHIP Special Report: Covering Your Young Adult Children is at the printer and will be shipped to agencies soon. This new publication explains the health insurance coverage available for young adult children under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and NYSHIP’s Young Adult Option.
Distribution
We will be mailing this publication to enrollee homes in late October. We will send you a supply of both the NY/PE Active (AL1035) and NY/PE Retiree (AL1037) publications equal to 2 percent of your NYSHIP enrollment for use at health fairs and meetings and for any enrollees or retirees who request it.
Publications Available on Our Web Site: https://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 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 shipment of the new publications before you place an order.
If you are unsure of how to order publications online, please view our online tutorial on HBA Online. If you have questions about this distribution, please call the Communications Unit at 518-457-7577.