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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Dear Business Managers, Superintendents and Benefits Administrators:</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The<span style="color:#C00000"> 2017-18 rates and plan design documents are now available
</span>on the OEBB website at: <a href="http://www.OEBBplandocs.com">www.OEBBplandocs.com</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">We are working on updating our homepage with a link to these documents as well, but wanted you to get the news ASAP. Thank you for your patience!</span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Health Policy and Analytics Division<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Oregon Educators Benefit Board<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Jackie.Cowsill@state.or.us"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">Jackie.Cowsill@state.or.us</span></a><u><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;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<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/OEBB"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#0563C1">www.oregon.gov/OHA/OEBB</span></a><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">*Note: My email address now ends in <b>@state.or.us.</b> Please delete my old address
<a href="mailto:jackie.cowsill@oregon.gov"><span style="color:#0563C1">jackie.cowsill@oregon.gov</span></a> from your address book -- it will no longer work after May 31, 2017.<o:p></o:p></p>
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