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
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TO: New York State Health Benefits Administrators
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: 2023 Special Option Transfer Period Webinars – Video, PowerPoint, and Q&A
DATE: May 5, 2023
The Employee Benefits Division (EBD) is pleased to announce the conclusion of the 2023 Special Option Transfer Period webinars. The Webinars were very well attended, with more than 300 New York State Health Benefit Administrators (HBAs) joining in the live events. Thank you to all who attended for your participation. A video recording, the PowerPoint slides, and a question-and-answer document are now available for your reference.
As a reminder, this year it is mandatory for all HBAs to either view the live webinar or watch a recording of the webinar. For those of you who were able to view the live Webinar, we appreciate your participation and hope you found the content enriching. If you were unable to join us for the live event, we ask that you please view the video recording at your earliest convenience. A link is included toward the bottom of the memo.
In addition to the video, EBD has published a summary of the questions asked of our presenters through the chat during the Webinars and their corresponding answers. The PowerPoint slides and Q&A document are included as attachments to this memo. The video is titled “2023 Special Option Transfer Period Webinar for NYS HBAs” and may be viewed on the E-Learning page of HBA Online.
If you have questions regarding the information presented in the video, please call the HBA Helpline at (518) 474-2780.