[MyOEBB] MyOEBB Open Enrollment Timeline and Webinar

[MyOEBB system updates]

Hello,
I hope this email finds everyone well.  I wanted to take a few minutes to let you know about our timelines and changes for the upcoming PASSIVE Open Enrollment for the 2024-25 plan year.

Timelines

  *   May 20-June 14: MyOEBB EE Plan Management opens.
     *   Please watch for a communication about EE Plan Management.
     *   We will continue to do EE Plan Management as we have these last few years with Carrie Cameron updating the system.
  *   June 25: "Getting Ready for OEBB Open Enrollment" webinar is from 10:30 a.m.- 12:30 p.m. Register here for this webinar.<https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/6042199463879324248>
  *   End of June: Please take one last look at your plan selections prior to our data pulls to ensure the correct plans and rate structures.
  *   July 4: OEBB pulls data the week after July 4 for all our Open Enrollment mailings.
     *   Please update your employees with correct Employment and Member Types and addresses.
     *   Please get your New Hires in the system so they are included in the data pull.
  *   Week of July 29: OEBB starts sending out Pre-OE mailings ("heads up" postcard and the personalized OE letter).
  *   August 1: Please make sure salaries are updated for your employees in MyOEBB prior to the start of Open Enrollment.
  *   August 2 and August 14: MyOEBB will be down:
     *   Friday, August 2 at around 8 a.m.
     *   Wednesday, August 14 for the entire day to do a planned rollover for Open Enrollment.
  *   August 15-September 15: Enrollment opens in MyOEBB on August 15 and runs until September 15.
     *   If you are ending Open Enrollment earlier than September 15, you must communicate this to your employees.
     *   Please inform OEBB of your entity's Open Enrollment end date if it's different than September 15.

Resources

  *   Check out our OEBB Open Enrollment Guide for all the highlights of this open enrollment (available mid-July).
  *   OEBB's state website for information is www.oebbinfo.com<http://www.oebbinfo.com/>.
  *   OEBB staff will be available from 8 am to 5 pm Monday-Friday
     *   Email: oebb.benefits at odhsoha.oregon.gov<mailto:oebb.benefits at odhsoha.oregon.gov>
     *   Phone: 888-469-6322
     *   Fax: 503-378-5832

Changes

  *   Open Enrollment is PASSIVE (voluntary).
     *   This means employees may not need to re-enroll to have medical, dental, and/or vision coverage for October 1.
        *   If employees are satisfied with their current benefit plan selections, their enrollments will roll over to the next plan year. They'll be re-enrolled automatically! They don't need to do anything. Benefits will stay the same.
     *   Employees need to login to MyOEBB during Open Enrollment if:
        *   They're a new hire (they need to enroll)
        *   You have eliminated a plan (members need to enroll if their current plan is going away)
        *   They need to change their dependents
        *   They want to update their plan selections
        *   They need to update their personal information or beneficiaries
     *   If your entity kept the exact same plans and only changed the rate structure, OEBB will roll those employees over during the rollover in August
  *   NEW! Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) vendor - Canopy. Visit the Insurance Committee Information Page<https://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Pages/insurance-committee-information.aspx> for details about Canopy.
  *   The 12-month wait for dental is going away effective October 1.
     *   Members who currently have the 12-month wait will be rolled to whole plans effective October 1.
     *   Members newly enrolling themselves or dependents in dental will not be subject to the 12-month wait effective October 1.
  *   Newborns and newly-adopted children will have medical coverage for the first month at no cost.  What does this mean?
     *   For example, a member gives birth or adopts (or their covered child gives birth or adopts) on October 15. The child will be covered on the current medical plan for the first 31 days (Oct 15 - Nov 14).
     *   If the member wants coverage for the child beyond the first 31 days (and the child is eligible), the member must submit a Qualified Status Change (QSC) for coverage effective November 1.  Premiums will begin on November 1.

Thank you for all that you do and let us know if you need anything!
Linda Freeze
OEBB/PEBB Benefits Manager
Oregon Health Authority (OHA)
Health Policy and Analytics Division (HPA)
Oregon Educators Benefit Board (OEBB)
Public Employee's Benefit Board (PEBB)
linda.freeze at oha.oregon.gov<mailto:linda.freeze at oha.oregon.gov>
Cell: (503) 881-8740

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