From oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us  Mon May 17 09:34:25 2010
From: oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (Business Managers-OEBB)
Date: Mon, 17 May 2010 09:34:25 -0700
Subject: [OEBBBUSMAN] MyOEBB has opened Plan Year 2010-11 on Monday, May 17th
Message-ID: <59566586C62A594FB9289EC72814365F02EFC944@exchnode01.ad.state.or.us>

MyOEBB has opened Plan Year 2010-11 on Monday, May 17th

 

Educational entities have until Wednesday, June 30th to enter 2010-11
plan choices in MyOEBB

 

OEBB is introducing Employee Assistance Programs and Long-term Care
plans in addition to Healthcare, Life, AD&D, Short-term and Long-term
Disability plans.  

If you need assistance please call 1 (888) 469-6322.

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From oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us  Wed May 19 15:10:00 2010
From: oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (Business Managers-OEBB)
Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 15:10:00 -0700
Subject: [OEBBBUSMAN] IMPORTANT dependent eligibility update effective June
	1, 2010
Message-ID: <59566586C62A594FB9289EC72814365F03AE968A@exchnode01.ad.state.or.us>

OEBB extending health coverage to eligible dependents up to age 26 and
those who no longer meet student and/or support requirements

 

Dear Benefits Administrator:

 

As you may be aware, new federal health care reform legislation will
require all group health plans, including the OEBB health plans, to
extend coverage to dependents up to age 26 for contracts going into
effect on or after September 1, 2010.   For OEBB the effective date of
this mandate is October 1, 2010.  In anticipation of this change, OEBB
will be implementing an early extension of coverage for overage
dependents. Effective June 1, 2010 OEBB plans will allow currently
insured dependents through age 25 to remain on a parent's OEBB plan
policy.  This early implementation allows dependents with birthdays
between June 1 and September 30, 2010, who would have normally aged-out
according to the educational entity's overage dependent rule, to
continue to be eligible for OEBB health care benefits until age 26.
Dependents who aged-out prior to June 1, 2010, may be added back to a
parent's OEBB coverage during the open enrollment period, beginning
August 15, for coverage effective October 1, 2010, provided they are
under 26 years of age.

 

For dependents who are under age 26 and would have lost eligibility
under the entity or OEBB eligibility criteria due to their student
status or not living in the employee's home at least 50 percent of the
time on or after June 1, 2010, employees can now leave these dependents
on the OEBB health plans.  Employees who have already removed dependents
under age 26 due to the full-time student and/or support requirements
will also have an opportunity to add those dependents back onto the OEBB
health plans during open enrollment for an October 1, 2010 effective
date. 

 

We encourage your entity to participate in this early implementation
process.  However, your entity may opt-out of early implementation by
sending an e-mail to oebb.benefits at state.or.us stating the desire to do
so no later than close of business May 26, 2010.

 

If your entity does not opt-out of this early implementation, dependents
under age 26 who would have otherwise aged-out June 1, 2010 through
September 30, 2010, will automatically remain covered. If a member
wishes to dis-enroll a dependent they must notify their entity within 31
days of a qualified status change.

 

Thank you!

 

Jackie Cowsill

Communications Coordinator

Oregon Educators Benefit Board

voice: (503) 378-5353

fax: (503) 378-5832

 

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From oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us  Fri May 21 12:49:55 2010
From: oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (Business Managers-OEBB)
Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 12:49:55 -0700
Subject: [OEBBBUSMAN] OEBB -- Worksite Wellness
Message-ID: <59566586C62A594FB9289EC72814365F03AB88DE@exchnode01.ad.state.or.us>

In an effort to improve the overall health of members, OEBB is looking
at ways to assist educational entities participating in OEBB with
promoting and/or implementing worksite wellness programs for their
employees. Worksite wellness or health promotion programs are used by
many organizations to encourage and provide support for employees in
practicing healthy lifestyles and dealing with certain conditions, as
well as reducing future health care costs. 

 

The first step in developing an OEBB wellness program is identifying the
current status and characteristics of programs currently being offered
to members through their entity. We put together a brief survey to
collect basic information on the number and type of worksite wellness
programs, as well as related challenges and needs. Understanding your
busy schedules, we have limited the survey to 13 questions that
shouldn't take more than 10-15 minutes to complete. The survey can be
completed by going to:

 

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NX22K6D

 

The results of the survey will only be reported in total and individual
responses will not distributed or shared beyond the OEBB staff assigned
to draft the program documents.

 

Thank you in advance for taking time to respond to this very important
survey. Information gathered from the survey will enable the Board to
develop worksite wellness initiatives and resources that are tailored to
the needs of your employees and your entity. 

 

Please complete the survey by Friday, June 4, 2010. If you have any
questions or need assistance in answering the survey, please contact
Glenn Baly at 503-378-4960 or glenn.w.baly at state.or.us
<mailto:glenn.w.baly at state.or.us> .

 

Thank you for your participation.

 

Sincerely, 

 

Joan M. Kapowich, RN

Administrator

Public Employees' Benefit Board

Oregon Educators Benefit Board

 

Denise L. Hall

Deputy Administrator

Oregon Educators Benefit Board

 

 

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From oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us  Fri May 21 14:08:08 2010
From: oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (Business Managers-OEBB)
Date: Fri, 21 May 2010 14:08:08 -0700
Subject: [OEBBBUSMAN] clarification re:married dependents
Message-ID: <59566586C62A594FB9289EC72814365F03AE96A4@exchnode01.ad.state.or.us>

Re: Married dependents

 

To further clarify the message sent Wednesday about the upcoming change
in dependent eligibility (pasted below for your convenience), dependents
under age 26 who would normally lose eligibility on or after June 1,
2010, because the dependent got married may remain on the OEBB health
plans.  Dependents under age 26 who were removed from OEBB coverage due
to a marriage on or before May 31, 2010, may be re-enrolled in the OEBB
health plans during the 2010 open enrollment for an October 1, 2010
effective date.  

 

Please note: The dependents (spouse and/or children) of the married
dependent cannot be covered on an OEBB benefit plan. 

 

Further questions about dependent eligibility, or how the health care
reform legislation affects dependents' eligibility, may be directed to
OEBB Customer Service at (888) 469-6322 or OEBB.Benefits at state.or.us
<mailto:OEBB.Benefits at state.or.us> .  Thank you.

 

 

(Wednesday's message pasted below)

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--

OEBB extending health coverage to eligible dependents up to age 26 and
those who no longer meet student and/or support requirements

 

Dear Benefits Administrator:

 

As you may be aware, new federal health care reform legislation will
require all group health plans, including the OEBB health plans, to
extend coverage to dependents up to age 26 for contracts going into
effect on or after September 1, 2010.   For OEBB the effective date of
this mandate is October 1, 2010.  In anticipation of this change, OEBB
will be implementing an early extension of coverage for overage
dependents. Effective June 1, 2010 OEBB plans will allow currently
insured dependents through age 25 to remain on a parent's OEBB plan
policy.  This early implementation allows dependents with birthdays
between June 1 and September 30, 2010, who would have normally aged-out
according to the educational entity's overage dependent rule, to
continue to be eligible for OEBB health care benefits until age 26.
Dependents who aged-out prior to June 1, 2010, may be added back to a
parent's OEBB coverage during the open enrollment period, beginning
August 15, for coverage effective October 1, 2010, provided they are
under 26 years of age.

 

For dependents who are under age 26 and would have lost eligibility
under the entity or OEBB eligibility criteria due to their student
status or not living in the employee's home at least 50 percent of the
time on or after June 1, 2010, employees can now leave these dependents
on the OEBB health plans.  Employees who have already removed dependents
under age 26 due to the full-time student and/or support requirements
will also have an opportunity to add those dependents back onto the OEBB
health plans during open enrollment for an October 1, 2010 effective
date. 

 

We encourage your entity to participate in this early implementation
process.  However, your entity may opt-out of early implementation by
sending an e-mail to oebb.benefits at state.or.us stating the desire to do
so no later than close of business May 26, 2010.

 

If your entity does not opt-out of this early implementation, dependents
under age 26 who would have otherwise aged-out June 1, 2010 through
September 30, 2010, will automatically remain covered. If a member
wishes to dis-enroll a dependent they must notify their entity within 31
days of a qualified status change.

 

Thank you!

 

Jackie Cowsill

Communications Coordinator

Oregon Educators Benefit Board

 

 

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From oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us  Tue May 25 08:53:32 2010
From: oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (Business Managers-OEBB)
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 08:53:32 -0700
Subject: [OEBBBUSMAN] OEBB -- Revised Worksite Wellness Survey Link
Message-ID: <59566586C62A594FB9289EC72814365F03AB8A19@exchnode01.ad.state.or.us>

Good morning.  I sent you an e-mail last Friday, May 21, requesting your
help with identifying wellness activities and programs currently in
place at educational entities.  Due to technical difficulties on this
end, we had to modify the survey and lost all responses we had already
received.

 

If you haven't yet responded to the brief survey, please use this new
link to complete the survey:  http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NX22K6D

 

If you completed the survey before 5:00 p.m. yesterday (Monday, May 24),
we would really appreciate it if you could go to the link above and
respond to the revised version of the survey.

 

We apologize for any inconvenience and thank you for your assistance.
Please contact Glenn Baly at 503-378-4960 or glenn.w.baly at state.or.us if
you have any questions.

 

 

Denise L. Hall

Deputy Administrator

Oregon Educators Benefit Board

http://egov.oregon.gov/DAS/OEBB

(503) 378-5133

(503) 378-5832 FAX

 

If you smoke, quitting will improve your health and will save you money
now and in the future.  OEBB has a new tobacco cessation program!  Pass
it on..... 

http://egov.oregon.gov/DAS/OEBB/tobaccocessation.shtml
<http://egov.oregon.gov/DAS/OEBB/tobaccocessation.shtml> 

 

 

*****CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE*****

This e-mail 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 otherwise that you have
received this e-mail in error, please advise me immediately by reply
e-mail, keep the contents confidential, and immediately delete the
message and any attachments from your system. 

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From oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us  Tue May 25 15:53:02 2010
From: oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (Business Managers-OEBB)
Date: Tue, 25 May 2010 15:53:02 -0700
Subject: [OEBBBUSMAN] OEBB 2010-11 Plan Year Open Enrollment
	Meetings-Schedule Now!
Message-ID: <59566586C62A594FB9289EC72814365F03B4FE14@exchnode01.ad.state.or.us>

OEBB is preparing for the upcoming 2010-11 plan year.  In addition to
offering health, dental, vision, life, disability and AD&D coverages, we
will be introducing Long Term Care (LTC) insurance plans and an Employee
Assistance Program (EAP) beginning October 1, 2010.

 

Many of you hold open enrollment meetings and/or benefit fairs so
employees can learn about benefit and plan changes in addition to new
plan offerings available at your educational entity. Carrier
representatives will be available to present any new plans and plan
changes as well as answer specific benefit questions. OEBB staff will
also be available to provide the 2010-11 rates, summarize pertinent
rules or rule changes and answer program and eligibility questions.

 

This year OEBB will continue to offer both venue types -- open
enrollment meetings and benefit fairs.  However, it is very important
that your employees have the opportunity to hear about the plan design
changes that will go into effect on October 1, 2010.  The interaction
during a benefit fair doesn't really allow for this.  This year we will
require that all benefit fairs be scheduled to follow an OEBB open
enrollment presentation. We anticipate open enrollment information
sessions will need to be a minimum of two hours in order for your
employees to fully understand the plan offerings and changes for the
upcoming plan year. 

 

We will once again schedule open enrollment meetings by region
throughout the state and encourage coordination between districts
whenever possible.  This is not required, but would be appreciated by
OEBB staff as we want to be able to make the best use of our staffing
resources during this time period.  The time periods we will be in the
various areas are listed below. 

 

*	Northeast Oregon - Week of August 9  (Umatilla-Morrow;
Union-Baker; Region 18; Malheur; Treasure Valley CC; Blue Mountain CC) 
*	Southeast Oregon - Week of August 9 (Harney; Lake; Klamath CC) 
*	Central Oregon - Week of August 16 (Grant; High Desert;
Jefferson; Region 9; North Central; Central Oregon CC; Columbia Gorge
CC) 
*	Southwest Oregon - Week of August 23 (South Coast; Douglas;
Southern Oregon; Rogue CC; Southwestern Oregon CC; Umpqua CC) 
*	Portland/Metro Area - Week of August 23  (Clackamas ESD;
Multnomah; Portland CC: Clackamas CC; Mt. Hood CC) 
*	Willamette Valley - Weeks of August 30 (Willamette; LBL ESD;
Lane ESD; Lane CC; Linn-Benton CC) 
*	Northwest Oregon -- Weeks of September 6 or September 13
(Northwest Regional; Clatsop CC; Oregon Coast CC; Tillamook CC) 

 

Our goal is to provide this important information to every employee for
the 2010-11 plan year.  If you are an ESD or entity representative
coordinating meetings in your area, please complete the attached form
and return it to Rose Mann at rose.mann at state.or.us
<mailto:rose.mann at state.or.us>  no later than close of business on June
30, 2010.  We will confirm receipt and the meeting date(s) and time(s)
within 3 working days of receiving the form.  We hope to meet the
specific dates and times of each request, but may need to contact you to
negotiate a different date or time.  You can also find the attached form
on our website at:

 

http://oregon.gov/DAS/OEBB/docs/Forms/2010/MtgReqForm-OE2010.pdf

 

If you have any questions, please contact Linda Tullis at 
Linda.tullis at state.or.us <mailto:Linda.tullis at state.or.us> , or by
calling 1-888-4MyOEBB (1-888-469-6322).  Thank you for your continued
support and cooperation as we prepare for a successful 2010 Open
Enrollment.  Please note: due to state budget cuts, OEBB will be closed
on Friday, June 18, and Friday, August 20, 2010, and staff will be on
unpaid furlough days.

 

Thanks and have a great day!

Linda Tullis

Benefits Manager

Oregon Educators Benefit Board

1255 Ferry Street SE

Salem, OR 97301

Office:  (503) 378-3329

Fax:  (503) 378-5832

 

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From oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us  Thu May 27 16:55:44 2010
From: oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (Business Managers-OEBB)
Date: Thu, 27 May 2010 16:55:44 -0700
Subject: [OEBBBUSMAN] REMINDER-MyOEBB has opened Plan Year 2010-11
Message-ID: <59566586C62A594FB9289EC72814365F03B4FE5A@exchnode01.ad.state.or.us>

*REMINDER*

MyOEBB has opened Plan Year 2010-11

 

Educational entities have until Wednesday, June 30th to enter 2010-11
plan choices in MyOEBB

 

OEBB is introducing Employee Assistance Programs and Long-term Care
plans in addition to Healthcare, Life, AD&D, Short-term and Long-term
Disability plans.  

If you need assistance please call 1 (888) 469-6322.

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