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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Dear Business Managers, Superintendents & Benefits Administrators:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Last Wednesday we sent you a link to a survey OEBB created to gather information researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) will use for a special project to determine
whether employees with benefits available through the Oregon Educators Benefit Board (OEBB) are selecting the medical plan that best meets their and their families’ needs. To make sure the findings of this research project consider as many of the variables
employees have to think about when deciding which medical plan is best for them as possible, information about availability of and contributions to tax-advantaged healthcare accounts is essential.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Thanks to the 37 entities who have already responded to the survey!!!!! If you have not yet completed the survey, this is a friendly reminder that
<b><span style="color:red">the survey will only be available through September 27 (this Friday)</span></b><span style="color:red">.</span> It is our hopes that we can ensure MIT has all of the information they need to complete this research project this year
and OEBB can make the most appropriate and helpful plan decision tool available to all employees who wish to use one next open enrollment period.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Below is an excerpt from the earlier email and the link to the survey for your convenience.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">The following survey was designed to gather information on how entity benefit contributions can be used by employees.</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black"><br>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">We know that contribution amounts and application of the entity contribution may be different for different groups of employees within an entity. If this is the case, please complete one
survey for each employee group. If all employee groups have the same contribution amount and options, you need only complete one survey.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:#333333">TO BEGIN THE SURVEY, PLEASE CLICK THE FOLLOWING LINK OR COPY/PASTE THE URL INTO YOUR BROWSER:<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span style="color:red"><a href="https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MITHSA"><span style="color:red">https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/MITHSA</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">Thank you in advance for taking your time to complete this survey, or surveys
<b>before close-of-business Friday, September 27</b>. We realize this is a very busy time of year for everyone. The results of this study will be invaluable in understanding how OEBB members make their plan choices and what OEBB can do to help employees decide
which medical plan best meets their and their families’ needs and is the best use of their entity contribution toward that coverage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#333333">If you have questions about this survey, you can send an email to
<a href="mailto:denise.hall@state.or.us">denise.hall@state.or.us</a> and/or <a href="mailto:jackie.cowsill@state.or.us">
jackie.cowsill@state.or.us</a>, or you can call 888-469-6322 and ask to speak with me, Denise Hall, personally.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Brush Script MT";color:navy">Denise L. Hall<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Denise L. Hall, Deputy Administrator</span><span style="font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#44546A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:#44546A">Oregon Educators Benefit Board</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#44546A"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#44546A"><a href="http://egov.oregon.gov/DAS/OEBB"><span style="font-size:10.0pt">http://egov.oregon.gov/OHA/OEBB</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:red">OEBB encourages all members to stay healthy and be happy!!!! Pass it on.....
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#44546A"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/OEBB/pages/welllinks.aspx"><b><span style="font-family:"Book Antiqua","serif";color:#9933FF">http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/OEBB/pages/welllinks.aspx</span></b></a></span><span style="font-size:10.5pt;color:#9933FF"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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