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.
ANDREW M. CUOMO
GOVERNOR
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
ALBANY, NEW YORK 12239
www.cs.ny.gov
JERRY BOONE
COMMISSIONER
NY14-01
PE14-01
PA14-01
SEHP14-01
PAEX14-01
TO: New York State Health Benefits Administrators; Participating Employer Health Benefits Administrators; Student Employee Health Plan (SEHP) Health Benefits Administrators; Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators with The Empire Plan; Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators with The Excelsior Plan
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: 2014 Empire Plan Report
DATE: January 2, 2014
We are pleased to announce the 2014 Empire Plan Report is at the printer and will soon be mailed to enrollees. This Report explains changes to The Empire Plan for 2014, including information about the new Prescription Drug Program administrator, CVS Caremark.
Note: It does not address the new Mental Health and Substance Abuse (MHSA) Program administrator, ValueOptions. A separate Special Empire Plan Report is under development and will soon be mailed to enrollees.
Distribution
The Empire Plan Report will be mailed to enrollee homes in early January. We will send a supply equal to 1% of your agency enrollment to you for new employees or retirees. See below for specific ordering information.
Publications Available on Our Web Site: https://www.cs.ny.gov
Please check our web site for new publications. We generally post publications when we sign off for printing. Go to the Department of Civil Service web site at https://www.cs.ny.gov and choose Benefit Programs, then NYSHIP Online and select your group, if prompted. Publications are available under Using Your Benefits.
Ordering Publications
You may order additional copies of the Empire Plan Report on HBA Online under Publications & Forms. This publication is included in the Quick Order packages, which are only available to order on HBA Online. Please wait until you receive your shipment of the new publications before you place an order.
If you need help accessing HBA Online, please call the GGC Service Desk at Civil Service at 1-800-HBAEMS1. Call the HBA Help Line at 518-474-2780 with questions about information in the Empire Plan Report. 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.