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
PE23-05
TO: Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Employers
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: 2023 Benefit Change Webinars for Participating Employers Video Recording, Slides, and Q&A
DATE: May 11, 2023
The Employee Benefits Division (EBD) is pleased to announce the conclusion of the 2023 Benefit Change Webinars for Participating Employers. Thank you to the Health Benefits Administrators (HBAs) who attended the HBA Webinar Session on April 27. Slides from the Webinar, a video recording of the webinar and a question-and-answer document are provided for your reference.
As a reminder, 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 attend the live Webinar, we appreciate your participation and hope you found the content enriching. If you were unable to join us for the live events, we ask that you please view the video recording of the April 27 webinar session at your earliest convenience. The video titled “2023 Mid-Year PE Webinar - April 27, 2023” is available at HBA Online: PA/PE Webinars.
In addition to the video, EBD has published a summary of the questions asked of our presenters through the chat during the Webinar and their corresponding answers. The document and slides are attached below.
As an additional resource on the upcoming benefit changes, please refer to the video, Benefit Changes for the Empire Plan Effective July 1, 2023.
If you have questions regarding the information presented in any of these materials, please call the HBA Help Line at (518) 474-2780.