[All_staff] Benefits Open Enrollment Begins Today - Important Changes

[Rhonda Barbosa]

Attention All Regular and Term Employees/:/
 

*Jefferson Lab's 2012 Health Benefits Open Enrollment begins _today_ and 
will go through, _Wednesday February 29, 2012_*

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_Below are a few reminders concerning the Open Enrollment Process__ _

*Default Enrollment:  *If you want to leave your benefit elections as is 
and make no changes, you are not required to re-enroll.

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*Conditions in which you will need to access the Employee Self Service 
(ESS) System:*

*1.      **To select another medical option outside of the medical plan 
default ;*

*2.      **To make changes to your current benefit elections;*

*3.      **To participate for the first time in a Medical Care or 
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account Plan; ***

*4.      **Continue your enrollment in a Medical Care or Dependent Care 
Flexible Spending Account***

 

 

*Important Things to Remember:*

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*Due to Anthem's Medical health plan/product realignment, employees will 
automatically default into the most comparable medical plan as indicated 
below:*

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o   *BlueCare Indemnity ?  KeyCare PPO 10*

o   *KeyCare PPO 15 ? KeyCare PPO 10*

o   *Healthkeepers HMO 15 ? Healthkeepers 15 POS *

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? *Optima Vantage open access HMO will continue to be offered as is*

? *Health Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA) maximum contribution 
changes from $5,000 to $2,500*

? *Short-Term disability premium rates decreased approximately 35 percent*

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A matrix is attached that provides a high level overview of the medical 
plans and associated cost.


_ Grandfathered Plan Special Enrollment for Adult Children_


As a result of the Health Care Reform you may be eligible to enroll your 
adult children up to age 26 on your medical and dental plan.  Your 
dependent may be added to your health coverage regardless if they reside 
with you, their marital status, or financial dependency.  However, your 
adult children are _NOT eligible_ for coverage on your insurance plan if 
they have group sponsored coverage available through their employer. 


_Instructions to Log Into the Employee Self Service (ESS) System_

To log into the ESS go to *misportal.jlab.org/time* 
<https://misportal.jlab.org/DeltekTC/> or click on the open enrollment 
link from the Insight page.  To learn more specifics regarding this 
year's plan changes and enhancements, please view the 'Summary of 
Benefits Matrix' found on the Benefits web page or the attached PDF.
 
Training on the ESS System as well as an overview of the 2012 Anthem 
medical plans and all other sponsored Lab Benefits will be offered at 
the following times:


Wednesday

	February 15 	9:00 - 10:00 a.m. 	Anthem Representative
Friday           
	February 17                 	2:00 - 3:00 p.m. 	Anthem Representative
Wednesday     	February 22               	3:00 - 4:00 p.m. 	Treva 
Ferguson, Benefits Consultant
Thursday         	February 23                 	2:00 - 3:00 p.m. 	Anthem 
Representative
Monday           	February 27                 	9:30 - 10:30 a.m. 	Treva 
Ferguson, Benefits Consultant
Wednesday 	February 29
	1:00 - 2:00 p.m. 	Anthem Representative



All sessions will be conducted in the CEBAF Center, room F113

 If you have any questions, please contact one of the following:
Treva Ferguson at ext. 7291 or Doug Roeder at ext. 7576

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