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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Business Managers, Superintendents and Benefits Administrators:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The recording and slides from the January 16, 2015, Towers Watson webinar providing a review of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) requirements and the latest guidance on Full-Time
Employee Measurement & Reporting is now available on the OEBB website at:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Pages/HealthCareReform.aspx#Towers_Watson_Presentations/Webinars" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Pages/HealthCareReform.aspx#Towers_Watson_Presentations/Webinars</span></a><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Also, just a reminder that the “Healthcare Reform” page of the OEBB website contains all of the information available relating to the ACA. There are sample notices for all of
your newly hired employees, Q&A’s on several subjects, information on the PCORI fee and a link to bulletins Towers Watson has prepared for OEBB participating entities. Here is a link to that main page for ACA information:
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Pages/HealthCareReform.aspx" target="_blank">
<span style="color:#0563C1">http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Pages/HealthCareReform.aspx</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We hope this information is helpful.
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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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