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.
KATHY HOCHUL
Governor
TIMOTHY R. HOGUES
Commissioner
NY23-07
TO: New York State Health Benefits Administrators
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: 2023 Special Option Transfer Period Webinar – July 1 Benefit Changes
DATE: April 7, 2023
The Employee Benefits Division (EBD) is pleased to announce two New York State Health Benefits Administrator (HBA) Webinars will be held on Wednesday, April 19, 2023 from 10:00 am to 11:30 am, and Thursday, April 27, 2023 from 1:30pm to 3:00 pm. The Employee Benefits Division will present information on the New York State Health Insurance Program (NYSHIP) mid-year benefit and rate changes effective July 1, 2023, and the upcoming Special Option Transfer Period. The information presented will be the same for each session.
It is mandatory for all New York State HBAs to view the information that will be presented in this webinar, either by attending one of the live sessions or viewing a recording of the webinar. The recorded webinar will be posted to HBA Online a few days after the sessions are complete and will be announced in an HBA Memo when it becomes available. If you are unable to attend a live webinar, please view the recorded session. EBD will issue an HBA Memo once the recorded webinar session is available for you to view on HBA Online.
To register for one of the live webinars, click on the registration link below for the session that you wish to attend. Complete the required information and click “register” to complete your registration. Once you have registered, you will receive an e-mail confirmation, so please make sure you enter a correct e-mail address.
We recommend that you test your system prior to the session to be sure your current computer software supports the webinar. This test can be done by accessing the following link: https://www.webex.com/test-meeting.html. If you experience technical difficulties or are unable to install the required software to allow you to test your system, we suggest you contact your computer system administrator. If your system administrator is unable to resolve the issue, you should call 1-866-229-3239; this number can also be found by accessing the above link.
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