2024 NYSHIP Rates for State Employees

2024 State NYSHIP Enrollee Biweekly Premium Contributions

The following represents the 2024 biweekly premium contributions for CSEA active state employees (and Unified Court System). Please note there are two sets of rates. The first set reflects 2024 biweekly rates for CSEA-represented employees who are Grade 9 and below. The second set reflects 2024 biweekly rates for CSEA-represented state employees who are Grade 10 and above.

See the 2024 State NYSHIP Enrollee Biweekly Premium Contributions

State Employee Option Transfer Period
The annual Option Transfer Period for State employees will begin Thursday, November 30, 2023, and end Friday, December 29, 2023. The 2024 NYSHIP Rate Flyers will be sent to NYSHIP enrollee homes by New York State.

Opt-Out Program for 2024:
The Opt-Out Program continues to be an option for eligible state employees who have employer-sponsored group health insurance. No action is necessary for those employees who are currently enrolled and continue to qualify for the Opt-Out.

State enrollees wishing to change options or to enroll in the Opt-Out Program should submit the necessary paperwork to their Agency Health Benefits Administrator no later than the Option Transfer Period deadline of December 29, 2023.

NYSHIP 2024 Rates:
Click on the link below to see biweekly employee-share 2024 NYSHIP rates (which includes the cost differential from the July 2023 rate change) for State Executive Branch and Unified Court System employees.
See 2024 biweekly rates

Flex Spending Account / Productivity Enhancement Program (PEP)
As a reminder, the Flex Spending Account and the Productivity Enhancement Program are two negotiated employee benefits for State employees that offer ways for participants to save money on health care and dependent care expenses. The open enrollment period to request participation in these programs runs different and ends December 11, 2023.

Additional information about the PEP program can be obtained by outreaching to the Agency Health Benefit Administrator. Additional information about the Flex Spending Account can be obtained by calling the FSA hotline at 800-358-7202 or visiting the FSA website at https://oer.ny.gov/fsa.