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
SEHP25-06
TO: Student Employee Health Plan (SEHP) Health Benefits Administrators
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: 2025-2026 SEHP Benefit Card Distribution
DATE: July 15, 2025
2025-2026 benefit cards were mailed to all SEHP enrollees and dependents on July 15, 2025. The expiration date on the cards is August 31, 2026. Please remind enrollees to destroy their existing cards when changing to the new version.
The card file was pulled from NYBEAS on July 7, 2025. Any enrollee added to NYBEAS after that date will receive a card in the normal weekly card mailing for new SEHP enrollees.
If you have any questions about this SEHP card distribution, please contact EBD Communications at (518) 457-7577. If you have any questions about SEHP benefits, please call the HBA helpline at (518) 474-2780.