From myoebb at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Thu Mar 21 11:36:59 2013 From: myoebb at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (MyOEBB system updates) Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2013 18:36:59 +0000 Subject: [MyOEBB] Health Care Reform Information on OEBB Website Message-ID: Dear Benefits Administrators: We have had many requests for copies/recordings of the health care reform presentations OEBB and Towers Watson sponsored last month. For your convenience, we have posted links on the OEBB website to: * A PDF of the presentation slides, * A video recording of the February 28 webinar, and * A PDF of Questions and Answers on Health Care Reform and how it specifically affects OEBB-participating educational entities. Theses links can be found on the Entity Resources page under the heading "Webinars": http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/entity/Pages/EEwebinars.aspx They can also be found at the top of the Entity FAQ page: http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/entity/Pages/FAQee.aspx If you have further questions, please contact OEBB Member Services by phone at 888-469-6322 or by email at oebb.benefits at state.or.us. Thank you, Jackie Cowsill Communications Coordinator Oregon Educators Benefit Board Voice: (503) 378-5353 Fax: (503) 378-5832 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From myoebb at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Fri Mar 22 13:03:24 2013 From: myoebb at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (MyOEBB system updates) Date: Fri, 22 Mar 2013 20:03:24 +0000 Subject: [MyOEBB] =?windows-1252?q?New_OEBB_Service_Available_=96_100=25_S?= =?windows-1252?q?elf-Pay_Early_Retiree_Benefit_Administration?= Message-ID: Dear Business Managers, Superintendents & Benefits Administrators: Would you like OEBB to take over the benefit administration for your self-pay retirees? This service is now available on a first-come, first-served basis. Please read the Service Agreement available online at http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/entity/docs/SPER/SPER_Agreement.pdf for more details. Some key points are: * This is an optional service. You are not required to use it. * This service is only available for retirees who pay 100% of their premium. If the retiree receives any financial contribution from your entity toward the premium, they are not eligible. * You can choose to transition some or all of your qualifying self-pay retirees. If you would like to keep administering some and turn over others, you are welcome to do so. * We anticipate many requests for this service and can only take on so many at once to ensure quality service. We will assess the agreements on a first-come, first-served basis and let you know when your service will begin. We may not be able to accommodate the effective date you request. There is a toolkit available on the Entity Resources page of the OEBB website containing all the documents needed for this process, including sample letters to help you communicate the change to your affected retirees. Go to: http://www.oregon.gov/oha/OEBB/entity/Pages/eeResources.aspx If you have any questions about this process or the service, please contact OEBB Member Services by phone at 888-469-6322 or email at oebb.benefits at state.or.us. We hope you enjoy this expanded service and can redirect resources currently used for this purpose to one of your other multiple priorities. We look forward to working with you. Sincerely, Denise L. Hall Denise L. Hall, Deputy Administrator Oregon Educators Benefit Board http://egov.oregon.gov/OHA/OEBB (503) 378-5133 (503) 378-5832 FAX OEBB encourages all members to stay healthy and be happy!!!! Pass it on..... http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/OEBB/pages/welllinks.aspx -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From myoebb at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Mon Mar 25 16:00:12 2013 From: myoebb at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (MyOEBB system updates) Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 23:00:12 +0000 Subject: [MyOEBB] ODS changing name to Moda Health Message-ID: Dear Business Managers, Superintendents & Benefits Administrators: ODS Health Plan will soon begin a multi-phase process of changing their name to Moda Health. This is purely a name change to better reflect the overall services they provide and the communities they serve. OEBB member benefits and provider networks will not be affected in any way. ODS will start communicating this change directly to members in early April and they plan to change the look of their website in early May. All current ODS contact information will continue to work over a transition period of nine to 14 months, so although the look and logo will change, you and your employees will still have easy access to online services and information. ODS has provided the attached flyer to help communicate this change to OEBB entities. You and your employees will be hearing more about this transition directly from ODS/Moda Health in future months. If you have any questions regarding the upcoming name change and communications to your employees, please contact me directly by email at jackie.cowsill at state.or.us, or by phone at 503-378-5353. Thank you. Jackie Cowsill Communications Coordinator Oregon Educators Benefit Board Voice: (503) 378-5353 Fax: (503) 378-5832 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Moda Health partner communication flyer_FINAL.PDF Type: application/pdf Size: 159995 bytes Desc: Moda Health partner communication flyer_FINAL.PDF URL: