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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:14.0pt">NO ACTION REQUIRED - INFORMATION ONLY<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Dear Business Managers and Benefits Administrators:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#CC0099">Available now!</span> New resources/updated documents on the OEBB website:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><b><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><![endif]><b>Spanish translations of Open Enrollment materials</b>:<b><o:p></o:p></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">On the <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Pages/2016-Open-Enrollment.aspx">
2016 Open Enrollment page</a> you can now find Spanish versions of the following three documents:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>2016-17 Benefit Highlights Infographic<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Documents/2016-17-Benefit-Highlights-Spanish.pdf"><span class="or-rtethemefontface-11"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005595">2016-17
PUNTOS PRINCIPALES DE LOS BENEFICIOS (Version en español)</span></b></span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"><span style="font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Verdana","sans-serif";color:black"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>2016-17 Open Enrollment Booklet<span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Communications/2016-OE-Booklet-Spanish.pdf"><span class="or-rtethemefontface-11"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#005595">Año
plan 2016-17 Guía para la Inscripción abierta en beneficios (Version en español)</span></b></span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2">
<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]>Cover Letter from OEBB’s Open Enrollment mailing<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:1.5in"><span class="or-rtethemefontface-11"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F4E79"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Communications/2016-Pre-OE-Cover-Letter-Spanish.pdf"><span style="font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F4E79">Carta
de presentación miembro en español</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">We have not printed any paper copies of the Spanish documents, but feel free to print them yourself or forward the PDFs to any members who may need them.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]><b>2016-17 New Hire Enrollment Guide booklet</b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">This is now available on the <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Pages/New-Hire-Enrollment.aspx">
Member New Hire Enrollment page</a> as well as the <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Pages/New-Hire-Admin.aspx">
Administrator New Hire Enrollment Materials</a> page. This is available in PDF for you to print or email to members as you’d like. OEBB does not plan to create any customizable versions or print any hard copies. You are welcome to print these yourself and omit
pages that do not apply to your members.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><b><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><![endif]><b>Revised Online Version of OE Booklet<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph">We’ve corrected a couple errors and clarified some language in the
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Pages/Entity-Resources.aspxhttp:/www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Communications/2016-OE-Booklet-Online-Revision.pdf">
online version</a> of the OE Booklet. We’ve also posted a <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Communications/2016-OE-Booklet-Online-Revision-Change-Summary.pdf">
Summary of Changes</a> so everyone will know what’s different. (Both the original printed version and the revised online version are available for Administrators to reference on the “<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Pages/Entity-Resources.aspx">Preview
2016 Open Enrollment Communications</a>” page … see #5 below.) <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><b><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></b><![endif]><b>Minor Revisions to Medical and Vision Benefit Summaries<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph">OEBB staff and carriers identified some “opportunities for improvement” in the benefit summaries based on some member feedback and questions. The
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Plans/Medical%20Plan%20Designs%202016-17.pdf">
medical summary</a> has been updated to clarify the Rx benefit in Coos and Curry counties (including an additional
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Plans/Medical%20Plan%20Designs%202016-17%20Coos%20and%20Curry%20Rx%20Callout.pdf">
Coos and Curry Rx document</a>), and the <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Plans/Vision%20Plan%20Designs%202016-17.pdf">
vision summary</a> contains some clarification on the Kaiser lens and frame frequency. These documents didn’t contain any real errors – these revisions just clarify some details.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraph" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><![if !supportLists]><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span><![endif]><b>Ongoing Updates to Samples of OEBB Member Communications</b>
<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in">Don’t forget that you can find samples and delivery details of all OEBB’s member communications in the Administrator Resources area of the OEBB website. (Click “Administrator Resources” in the left menu, then in
the “I Want To …” box top-right, click on “<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Pages/Entity-Resources.aspx">Preview 2016 Open Enrollment Communications</a>”.)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#CC0099">Want some extra Open Enrollment booklets?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">We have a limited supply of extra printed copies of the <a href="http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/Communications/2016-OE-Booklet.pdf">
2016 Open Enrollment booklets</a>. If you would like us to ship some to you, please send an email to our Member Services team:
<a href="mailto:oebb.benefits@oregon.gov">oebb.benefits@oregon.gov</a> with the number of copies you would like and the mailing address we should send them to. Available while supplies last!<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Jackie Cowsill<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Communications Coordinator, Oregon Educators Benefit Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Health Policy and Analytics<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue"><a href="mailto:jackie.cowsill@oregon.gov"><span style="color:blue">jackie.cowsill@</span></a>state.or.us</span><span style="color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Phone: 503.378.5353</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">This email may contain information that is privileged, confidential, or otherwise exempt from disclosure under applicable law. If you are not the addressee or it appears from the context or
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