Office of Human Resources

Open Enrollment Summary
2012 Plan Changes & HEM
Short-term Disability Plan Changes
Plan Comparisons
Estimate Your Premium Cost
Frequently Asked Questions
How Do I Enroll or Make Benefit Plan Changes (online or paper)
Resources
Open Enrollment Help Sessions
PEBB Presentation - 2012 Plans & HEM
Employee Benefits Fair/Workshops

PEBB Health Insurance Open Enrollment October 15 – November 15, 2011

Open Enrollment is MANDATORY. for selecting a 2012 medical and dental plan OR to continue to Opt-Out of the medical plans.

This is also your once-a-year opportunity to make changes to your benefit packages without having a qualifying family status change (marriage, birth, divorce, loss/gain of other insurance, etc.) and to re-enroll in the Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAⁱ) for 2012.

If you do not enroll or opt-out of a 2012 medical and dental plan during Open Enrollment:

• Employees with dependents
  • PEBB will enroll you in the Employee-ONLY tier of the PEBB Statewide medical & ODS Traditional dental plans effective January 1, 2012
  • Your dependents will lose medical and dental coverage effective January 1, 2012
  • You will be charged a $25 monthly Tobacco Surcharge
  • You will be charged a $20 monthly HEM Surcharge
• Employees with employee only coverage
  • PEBB will enroll you in the Employee-ONLY tier of the PEBB Statewide medical & ODS Traditional dental plans effective January 1, 2012
  • You will be charged a $25 monthly Tobacco Surcharge
  • You will be charged a $20 monthly HEM Surcharge

If you currently decline benefits, you are not required to participate in Open Enrollment and are not subject to the HEM or surcharges.

Click here for information on 2012 Plan Changes

Plan Comparisons:

• 2012 Medical Plan Comparison
• 2012 Dental Plan Comparison
• 2011 vs. 2012 Medical Plan Comparison

Premium Cost Estimates:

• Full-time Classified Employees (1.0 FTE) – spreadsheet, select your plans and answer a couple of questions and the spreadsheet will calculate your cost for you.
• Part-time Classified Employees (.50 - .99 FTE) – spreadsheet, select your plans and answer a couple of questions and the spreadsheet will calculate your cost for you.
• Unclassified Employees (.50 – 1.0 FTE) – spreadsheet, select your plans and answer a couple of questions and the spreadsheet will calculate your cost for you.
• PEBB’s Core Benefit Premium Rates & Cost Estimator Worksheet – download forms for completion

Frequently Asked Questions

• 2012 Plan & Surcharges related questions
• 2012 HEM and HRA related questions

HOW To Enroll or Make Benefit Plan Changes

• Online Enrollment on or after October 15, 2011 through midnight November 15, 2011: https://pebb.benefits.oregon.gov/members/
• Paper Forms – download: forms available October 15, 2011 from PEBB’s website at http://pebb.das.state.or.us/DAS/PEBB/forms.shtml
  
  • Campus Mail: 204 Kerr Administration Building, Corvallis OR
  • US Mail: 122 Kerr Administration Building, Corvallis OR 97331-2132
  • Fax: 541.737.0553

WHEN are Changes Effective – Changes made during Open Enrollment are effective January 1, 2012, except for policies and/or amounts that require the approval of underwriters (life/ long-term care).

VERIFY that Changes Have Been Processed – Review your Earnings Statement to confirm that your enrollments and deductions are correct.

• December 2011 Earnings Statement will reflect changes to Medical, Dental, Life, Accidental Death, Short-term Disability, Long-term Disability, and Long-term Care.*
• January 2012 Earnings Statement will reflect enrollment in the Flexible Spending Account(s) for 2012.

*For policies that require approval of an underwriter the change will be on the Earnings Statement the month following approval (life/long-term care).

CORRECTIONS to Enrollments – if you notice an error on your Earnings Statement

• Flexible Spending Account Issues – contact PEBB at 503.373.1102
• All Other Issues – contact Employee Benefits at 541.737.2805 or by email at employee.benefits@oregonstate.edu

Resources:

• PEBB website
• Providence Choice Medical Homes
• Prescription Drug Formularies:
  • PEBB Statewide Plan (Providence)
  • Providence Choice
  • Kaiser
• Enroll Online at pebb.benefits (available between October 15 – November 15, 2011)

OPEN ENROLLMENT “Drop-in” HELP SESSIONS

Have questions or need assistance in completing the online enrollment process, please attend one of the Open Enrollment “Drop-in” Help Sessions at the Valley Library.

Open Enrollment “Drop-in” Help Sessions, Valley Library, Barnard Classroom (5th Floor #5420):

October 17th, 11:30am – 3pm
October 25th , 2pm – 4:30pm
November 1st, 2pm – 4:30pm
November 11th, 11am – 1pm
November 14th, 10am – 1pm

OPEN ENROLLMENT HELP SESSIONS – Dining Centers

McNary, October 18th, 1:30pm – 4:30pm
Arnold, October 28th, 1:30pm – 4:30pm
Marketplace West, November 2nd, 1:30pm – 4:30pm

OPEN ENROLLMENT HELP SESSIONS - Off Campus

OSU Cascades Campus – 10/27/2011
Hatfield Marine Science Center - 10/31/2011 1pm-3pm

PEBB Presentation – 2012 Health Plans & HEM Model*

Date: October 6, 2011
Location: LaSells Stewart Center, Construction & Engineering Hall
Presenter: Wendy Edwards, PEBB Director of Operations

Part 1 - Presentation by Wendy Edwards
Part 2 - Question & Answer Session
Part 3 - Handouts

EMPLOYEE BENEFITS FAIR –
Thursday October 13, 2011, 10 am – 2pm, MU Ballroom

Workshops:

• Short-term/Long-term Disability, Standard Insurance: 9:30-10am or 11:30-Noon, MU 208
• Medicare – the ABCs of Medicare, 1-3pm, MU 208

Meet with Health, Wellness, and Retirement providers and get all of your questions answered.

Health Benefit & Insurance Providers:

• Providence: PEBB Statewide Plan (Providence) & Providence Choice
• Kaiser: Kaiser HMO, Kaiser Deductible Plan & Kaiser Dental
• VSP (vision plan)
• ODS Dental
• Willamette Dental
• BenefitHelp Solutions – PERSⁱ Health Insurance, PEBB Retiree Insurance

Optional Plans:

• Standard Insurance (Life, Short-term Disability, Long-term Disability)
• UNUM Long-term Care
• ASIFlex – Flexible Spending Accounts (material available only)

Retirement Providers:

• PERS
• OUSⁱ – ORPⁱ
• Fidelity
• TIAA-CREF
• Oregon Savings Growth Plan (OSGPⁱ)

Social Security & Medicare:

• Social Security (material available only)
• Oregon Senior Health Insurance Benefits Assistance Program(SHIBA)

Other Employee Services:

• Dixon Recreation
• Faculty/Staff Fitness
• Student Health Center
• Public Safety
• Child & Family Resources
• OSU Orange Rewards
• Weight Watchers
• Free & Clear (Tobacco cessation)
• Cascades Centers – EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
• Human Resources

Click here for information on 2012 Plan Changes