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.
GOVERNOR
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL SERVICE
ALBANY, NEW YORK 12239
www.cs.ny.gov
COMMISSIONER
DANIEL E. WALL
EXECUTIVE
DEPUTY COMISSIONER
PA02-16
TO: Participating Agency Health Benefits Administrators
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: Retirement Incentive Program
DATE: September 9, 2002
The 2002-2003 Retirement Incentive Program and Your Health Insurance
We are happy to send you the August 2002 Retirement Incentive Program and Your Health Insurance for employees of NYSHIP Participating Agencies. This publication provides information about health insurance if an active enrollee retires under the incentive program or under regular retirement.
Distribution
We will send you a supply of Retirement Incentive Program and Your Health Insurance equal to 3 percent of your NYSHIP actives enrollment. Please offer this publication to employees who are eligible for the Retirement Incentive Program. We are not mailing this publication to enrollee homes.
Reordering
To reorder this publication, please use the Publication Supply Request Form attached to this memo. Or, instead of faxing the form you may order on this Web site. Open Publications and Forms, then open NYSHIP Publication Order forms. Select PA (Participating Agencies), then “Order Online” and follow instructions. Please wait until you receive your copies of the publication [PA0107 PA Retirement Incentive/8-02] before you place an order.
Publication available on the Internet
Please check this Web site for new publications. We generally post publications when we begin printing. To find the new flyer, go to Publications and Forms. Or, go to the Department of Civil Service Web site, www.cs.state.ny.us, and click on Employee Benefits, then Publications.
If you have questions about this distribution, please call the Communications Unit at (518) 457-7577.