Mandatory Medical Open Enrollment supports your Benefit Board’s mission, Vision and program integrity. It is scheduled for Oct. 1-31, 2009.

 

Mandatory Medical Open Enrollment means all eligible employees must enroll in a medical plan for 2010. Current information on 2010 medical plans: http://www.oregon.gov/sites/DAS/PEBB/StatewidePortalPage.page.

 

 

If you do not enroll during Open Enrollment, you will automatically be enrolled in the employee-only tier of PEBB’s Statewide Plan effective Jan. 1, 2010, and your dependents will lose coverage that date.

 

The current Kaiser Permanente Added Choice plan and Regence BCBSO plan will not be offered in 2010. The 2010 medical plans and areas are:

 

Dental plans for 2010 remain the same. You may change dental plan or tier for 2010 if you wish. Your current dental coverage will roll forward into 2010 if you make no changes.

 

You may also enroll in or change coverage in the optional plans:

 

Flexible spending accounts are annual plans that require annual enrollment.

 

 

Log in to the online benefit system during Open Enrollment, Oct. 1-31, 2009, to enroll in or make changes to your benefits. Register to use the system now at https://pebb.benefits.oregon.gov/members, to avoid the October rush. View a short video that walks you through the process.

 

You may cover a child to age 19 who is your child by biology, adoption, placement for adoption, or affidavit of dependency. You may also cover a spouse’ or domestic partner’s child when the child fits these criteria. Read more in PEBB’s Summary Plan Description.

 

You may cover a child who will be age 19 up to 24 in the coming plan year if you expect the child will meet IRS and PEBB requirements. These requirements relate to the child’s relationship to you, age, place of residence, self-support, and student, marital and tax-filing status. See the requirements in PEBB’s Summary Plan Description.

 

During Open Enrollment, you must certify the child’s eligibility or the child will lose coverage beginning Jan. 1, 2010.

 

PEBB administrative rules also allow you to continue coverage for a child age 19 or older who is incapable of self-support for medical reasons. See PEBB’s Summary Plan Description for the special requirements.

 

Your Benefit Board is sponsoring flu-shots clinics at worksites across the state this fall. You may receive a flu shot with vaccine for seasonal flu at no cost by showing your medical ID card and filling out a short claim form. See details, locations and schedules on PEBB’s Web site.

The PEBB benefit program is an IRS 125 Cafeteria Plan. This gives certain tax advantages.

For example, your payroll takes the following deductions before applying tax to your pay:

The program must comply with IRS requirements to be a Cafeteria Plan. These touch on the taxable value of coverage for domestic partners. They also touch on the tax status of dependents.

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A clear vision guides your Benefit Board in the design and purchase of healthcare:

 

PEBB seeks optimal health for its members through a system of care that is patient-centered, focused on wellness, coordinated, efficient, effective, accessible, and affordable.