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
PE24-20
TO: Participating Employer Health Benefits Administrators
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: 2024 Annual NYSHIP Participating Employer Webinar – Video, PowerPoint, and Q & A
DATE: December 17, 2024
The Employee Benefits Division (EBD) announces the conclusion of its 2024 Annual Participating Employer (PE) Webinar. Approximately 90 PE 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. We encourage you to refer to this document as it captures many of the questions frequently asked by agency HBAs.
The PowerPoint slides and Q & A document are included as attachments to this memo. The video may be viewed on HBA Online at: https://www.cs.ny.gov/employee-benefits/hba/shared/e-learning/videos/PA_PE_Webinar/index.cfm
If you have questions regarding the information presented in the video, please call the HBA Helpline at (518) 474-2780.