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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Sorry, when I first sent this message it contained an incorrect link to the Entity Resources page. The correct link is:
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Pages/Entity-Resources.aspx">http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Pages/Entity-Resources.aspx</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">It’s been fixed below.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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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">I’d like to make you aware of a few OEBB communication tools and samples now available:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2"><![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The
<b>2015-16 New Hire Enrollment Guide </b>is now available on the <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Pages/Entity-Resources.aspx">
Entity Resources</a> page of the OEBB website: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Pages/Entity-Resources.aspx">http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Pages/Entity-Resources.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">These booklets are similar to the Open Enrollment Guide booklets, but are specifically designed for employees who become benefits-eligible outside of
the Open Enrollment period. You are not obligated to use these, they are just available for your use if you find them helpful. OEBB will not be distributing these booklets directly to members.
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<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We have printed a limited supply of the complete “All Plans” booklet – you can request copies by sending an email to
<a href="mailto:oebb.benefits@oregon.gov">oebb.benefits@oregon.gov</a>. The webpage also contains links to customizable PDFs so you can tailor your booklets specifically to your employees and either provide a link to it in an email or on your website, or you
can print them (in full or just the pages you want) if you prefer to give your employees hard copies. Complete details are available on the
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Pages/Entity-Resources.aspx">Entity Resources</a> webpage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Health Assessment Reminder Email
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">- Attached please find a copy of an email OEBB sent out this afternoon to members who are enrolled in a Healthy Futures medical plan, but
<b><span style="color:red">as of August 31 </span></b>they had not yet completed their health assessment requirement. This could mean that the subscriber, their covered spouse/partner, or both, still needed to complete their health assessment as of August 31st.
Note that if the health assessment was completed AFTER August 31st, they are instructed to disregard the message.
<i>(I apologize for not giving you notice of this email prior to its distribution – given the quickly approaching deadline, I wanted to get it to members without delay and afford them the most time possible to complete their health assessment.)</i>
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Communications/2015-PostOE-Cover-Letter.pdf">Post Open Enrollment Cover Letter</a>
</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">– Post Open Enrollment Benefit Summaries were mailed to all members last week (postmarked Sept. 29 – Oct. 1) and this letter accompanied those summaries. The letter includes a link to
this year’s required notices as well as encouraging members to review their benefits summary and report any errors to you no later than October 16. As we have mentioned before, OEBB supports each entity’s policy as to whether to allow changes/corrections during
this time, but we encourage you to assist members if you can, particularly those who may be without coverage otherwise.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">A link to this letter is also available on the
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Pages/Entity-Resources.aspx">Entity Resources</a> webpage, in the “OEBB’s 2015 Open Enrollment Communications” section. Note that the data was pulled for this mailing in batches. For entities whose Open Enrollment ended
Sept. 15<sup>th</sup> or earlier, the data for this mailing was pulled Sept. 17<sup>th</sup>. For entities whose Open Enrollment ended Sept. 25<sup>th</sup>, the data was pulled Sept. 28<sup>th</sup>. A member’s benefit summary may no longer match what you
see in the MyOEBB system if changes have been made since the date of the data pull.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Communications/2015-12-Month-Wait-Letter.pdf">12-Month Wait Notification Letter</a> – This letter will be mailed to members
to notify them if they and/or any of their covered dependents are subject to the 12-Month Waiting Period on their dental or vision coverage. The data for this mailing was pulled from MyOEBB on Sept. 28<sup>th</sup>, and letters are expected to go out this
week. A copy of this letter is also available on the <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Pages/Entity-Resources.aspx">
Entity Resources</a> webpage.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">If you have any questions about any of these communications, please contact me directly at
<a href="mailto:jackie.cowsill@oregon.gov">jackie.cowsill@oregon.gov</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">Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:#003399">Jackie Cowsill<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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