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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Benefits Administrators and Business Managers – <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Here are a few quick updates related to OEBB communications:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>We’ve revised our forms so the vision enrollment information precedes the dental, to better follow the flow of data entry in the MyOEBB admin module. The links on our website now point to the revised forms, including:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/docs/Form/Enrollment.pdf">2013 New Hire Enrollment Form</a>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/docs/form/mid-year_change.pdf">Midyear Change Form</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/docs/Form/Enrollment_customizable.doc">Entity-Customizable 2013-14 Enrollment Form</a><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>A supply of posters has been shipped to each entity to help remind your members about OEBB’s Healthy Futures program as well as two health-promoting programs that are available at no cost to anyone age 18 or over covered on an
OEBB medical plan (Healthy Team Healthy U and MoodHelper). Please watch for your posters and display them where your members will be most likely to see them. You can preview the poster designs on the Employing Entity Resources page, in the “<b>Healthy Futures
Communications – March 2014</b>” section - <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/entity/Pages/eeResources.aspx">
http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/entity/Pages/eeResources.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">On approximately March 13th, OEBB will either email or USPS mail a postcard (following the preference indicated in the MyOEBB system) to all members enrolled in
an OEBB medical plan who, as of March 3rd, had not successfully completed Step 1 of the Healthy Futures program, “Agree to Participate".
</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">This communication</span><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> reminds these members
of the deadline to complete Step 1 (March 31, 2014) as well as the subsequent steps of the Healthy Futures program.
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/docs/2014/HFpostcardMarch.pdf">View a sample of the postcard</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>We have also posted two new Healthy Futures informational items to the OEBB website:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/docs/HFexempt.pdf">Healthy Futures Exemption Policy</a> – The Oregon Educators Benefit Board (OEBB) will allow exemptions
from the Healthy Futures’ online health assessment and/or the two healthy activities requirements for members whose condition, disability or situation makes it unreasonably difficult or medically inadvisable.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2.<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/docs/2014/KP_Plan1_HFincentive.pdf">Healthy Futures Incentive for Kaiser Medical Plan 1</a> – Since this plan does not have
a deductible, a financially equivalent reduction in copays will apply to those who complete the requirements of the Healthy Futures program and enroll in this plan for 2014-15.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="Default" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"">Links to these documents can be found on the
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Pages/HF-FAQ.aspx">Healthy Futures FAQ page</a> of the OEBB website, as well as other pages where these topics are addressed.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="Default"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">If you have any questions about these items, or suggestions for improving OEBB communications, please contact me directly at
<a href="mailto:jackie.cowsill@state.or.us">jackie.cowsill@state.or.us</a> or call 503-378-5353. Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#003399">Jackie Cowsill</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#003399"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#003399">Communications Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#003399">Oregon Educators Benefit Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#003399">Voice: 503-378-5353<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#003399">Fax: 503-378-5832<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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