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
NY24-27
SEHP24-19
TO: New York State Health Benefits Administrators
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: 2025 Option Transfer Period Webinar – Video, PowerPoint, and Q & A
DATE: December 17, 2024
The Employee Benefits Division (EBD) announces the conclusion of the 2025 Option Transfer Period Webinar. Approximately 320 New York State Health Benefit Administrators (HBAs) joined the live event. A video recording, PowerPoint slides, and a question-and-answer document are now available.
As a reminder, it is mandatory for all HBAs to either view the live webinar or watch the recording. A link to the video recording 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 webinar and their corresponding answers. The PowerPoint slides and Q & A document are included as attachments to this memo. The video is titled “2025 Option Transfer Period Webinar” and may be viewed on the E-Learning page of HBA Online: https://www.cs.ny.gov/employee-benefits/hba/shared/e-learning/index.cfm
If you have questions regarding the information presented in the video, please call the HBA Helpline at (518) 474-2780.