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
SEHP25-03
TO: Student Employee Health Plan (SEHP) Health Benefits Administrators
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: May 2025 NYSHIP SEHP Report
DATE: May 7, 2025
The May 2025 NYSHIP SEHP Report is now available online and will soon be mailed to enrollee homes. The Report explains changes to the Plan and NYSHIP and has important reminders for enrollees, including information on the Donor Milk Benefit, My Health Check-in, the GlobalCore Program and the Empire Plan Online Provider Directory.
Distribution
We will mail the NYSHIP SEHP Report to enrollee homes in May. The file for this mailing was pulled from NYBEAS on April 26, 2025, so any enrollee not on NYBEAS as of this date should be provided with a copy.
Publications Available on Our Website: www.cs.ny.gov/employee-benefits
Please check our website for new publications. We generally post publications when we sign off for printing. Publications are available under Using Your Benefits.
Ordering Publications
You may order copies of the NYSHIP SEHP Report on HBA Online under Publications & Forms. If you need help accessing HBA Online, contact the ITS Service Desk at 844-891-1786, fixit@its.ny.gov or via chat at https://chat.its.ny.gov. If you are unsure of how to order publications or have questions about this distribution, please call the EBD Communications Unit at 518-457-7577.