KATHY HOCHUL
Governor
TIMOTHY R. HOGUES
Commissioner
PA25-21
TO: Health Benefits Administrators of Participating Agencies (PAs)
FROM: Employee Benefits Division
SUBJECT: 2025 Annual NYSHIP Participating Agency Webinar – Video, PowerPoint, and Q&A
DATE: December 23, 2025
The Employee Benefits Division (EBD) announces the conclusion of its 2025 Annual Participating Agency (PA) Webinar. Approximately 400 PA Health Benefit Administrators (HBAs) attended 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 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.