From oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Wed Nov 2 13:32:15 2011 From: oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (Business Managers-OEBB) Date: Wed, 2 Nov 2011 13:32:15 -0700 Subject: [OEBBBUSMAN] (no subject) Message-ID: One of the Oregon Educators Benefit Board's (OEBB's) guiding principles is to provide benefits and services that improve the overall health and wellness of its members through a variety of programs and services. A key step in developing, modifying and monitoring outcomes of such benefits and services is obtaining current data on the health status of our members. In partnership with the Oregon Public Health Department, OEBB will once again be conducting a survey in November and December to gather information on the health and wellness of education employees and their family members, including: * Current health status * Behaviors that affect health (physical activity, eating habits, etc.) * Worksite health and wellness support The survey is modeled after annual health status surveys conducted by the state of Oregon and the federal Centers for Disease Control, but OEBB only participates biannually. On Monday, November 7, OEBB will be sending an email to employees who have listed personal email addresses in MyOEBB to announce this year's survey. An independent survey firm will begin by calling a very small number of the random sample of employees (around 20 or so) as early as next Tuesday evening to complete the 15-20 minute survey as part of a pilot group, and then the remainder of the sampled employees will be contacted starting the following Friday, November 11. Employees will be contacted at home in the evening, or on weekends to complete the survey. Employees may reschedule the completion of the survey for a later date or time, or request to be called at another number. All individual responses to the survey will remain confidential. The results of the survey will be reported in aggregate and will be used to help the Board better understand the health care status and needs of all OEBB members. If you would like to forward this email to your staff as well, please feel free to do so. If you or your employees have any questions regarding the survey, you can contact Glenn Baly at 503-378-4960. Thank you. Joan M. 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This link will be published Wednesday when the survey is launched. If you know of employees who do not have e-mail addresses in the MyOEBB system, we would appreciate your help in communicating the availability of the survey to them and encouraging their participation. We realize the timing of this survey coincides with the phone survey on member health we told you about last week. We apologize for any inconvenience or confusion this may cause. Both are extremely important and shifting the timing for either would affect our ability to address any issues and/or get data at the appropriate time for decisions. We appreciate your understanding and any support you can offer your employees. Please let us know if you have any concerns about the attached messages, or if you need anything from us to help respond to questions you anticipate getting from your employees. 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: Member Emails - 2011 Member Survey.doc Type: application/msword Size: 36864 bytes Desc: Member Emails - 2011 Member Survey.doc URL: From oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Wed Nov 9 08:30:49 2011 From: oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (Business Managers-OEBB) Date: Wed, 9 Nov 2011 08:30:49 -0800 Subject: [OEBBBUSMAN] OEBB Annual Member Survey Message-ID: Dear OEBB Member - We value your opinion! Please take a few minutes to complete the OEBB Annual Member Survey. Go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/OEBBmember2011 to take the survey online. It will only take 5 - 10 minutes of your time and your feedback will help improve programs, communications and open enrollment. 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URL: From oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Wed Nov 16 08:10:35 2011 From: oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (Business Managers-OEBB) Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 08:10:35 -0800 Subject: [OEBBBUSMAN] Reminder: OEBB Member Annual Survey closes Nov. 23rd Message-ID: Dear OEBB Member - The 2011 OEBB Member Survey will close at 4:00 pm November 23rd. If you have already completed the survey, thank you - you can disregard this message. If you have not yet completed the survey, please take a few minutes to do so. Your feedback will help improve programs, communications and open enrollment. Go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/OEBBmember2011 to take the survey online. Thank you. -------------------------------------------- To update your e-mail address, please log into www.MyOEBB.org . This message is intended for Oregon educational entity employees with benefits through the Oregon Educators Benefit Board. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Wed Nov 16 13:17:39 2011 From: oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (Business Managers-OEBB) Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:17:39 -0800 Subject: [OEBBBUSMAN] OEBB BIE Group Meeting Thurs. 11/17 2pm Message-ID: Dear Business Managers, Premium Contacts and Benefits Administrators: OEBB will hold the next meeting of the Benefits Information Exchange (BIE) at 2:00pm Thursday, November 17th. All interested entity representatives (business managers, benefit representatives, payroll staff, IT staff, etc.) are welcome to attend either in person or via video stream. Those watching the video stream can contribute to the conversation by e-mail or phone. Link to video stream: http://benefitboards.das.state.or.us/public_folder.html?folder=22 On this page you can click "watch" to view the recording of last month's meeting. When we start streaming the next meeting you will see a new link you can click to watch the live stream. We realize the audio is often difficult to hear - we are working on improving this as soon as possible. E-mail: oebb.bie at state.or.us (will be monitored throughout the meeting and incoming messages read to the group) Phone: (888) 422-7117 Participant Code: 584090 The conference line does have a limited capacity, so we ask that participants join us via the video stream and only call in when they have something to share with the group, or have a specific question rather than calling in for the entire meeting. The agenda for this meeting is available at this link: http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/OEBB/docs/BIE/2011/BIEagenda111711.pdf Handouts related to the meeting are available at this link: http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/OEBB/docs/BIE/2011/BIEhandouts111711.pdf We hope you'll be able to join us. 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 oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Thu Nov 17 08:57:08 2011 From: oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (Business Managers-OEBB) Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:57:08 -0800 Subject: [OEBBBUSMAN] OEBB Communications - ODS mailing formulary updates to affected members tomorrow Message-ID: Dear Business Managers, Superintendents & Benefits Administrators: Attached are two letters ODS plans to mail to affected OEBB members tomorrow. ODS regularly reviews and updates their prescription formularies according to the following schedule: * Formulary tiering changes on a semi-annual basis -- January and July; and * Utilization management (prior authorization, quantity limits, gender restrictions, step therapy, age restrictions) updates on a quarterly basis, January, April, July and October. The attached letters provide approximately six weeks notice to those members who will be affected by the January 2012 formulary updates. ODS provided the following information you may find helpful when assisting affected employees who contact you: The bulk of the members affected by the change will be members who have a claim for Crestor, which will be transitioning from tier 2 to tier 3. Crestor has multiple alternatives that have been found to be therapeutically effective for the majority of the population, while also being much more cost effective. There are also two alternatives to Crestor that are available under the Value Tier benefits. If you have any questions please let me know. You may also encourage employees who come to you with questions about the formulary change to call the ODS Pharmacy Team at 866-923-0411. 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... 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Your feedback will help improve programs, communications and open enrollment. Go to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/OEBBmember2011 to take the survey online. Thank you! -------------------------------------------------- To update your email address, please log into www.MyOEBB.org . This message is intended for Oregon educational entity employees with benefits through the Oregon Educators Benefit Board. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us Wed Nov 23 12:29:52 2011 From: oebbbusman at listsmart.osl.state.or.us (Business Managers-OEBB) Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:29:52 -0800 Subject: [OEBBBUSMAN] The OEBB Benefits Bulletin - Fall 2011 Message-ID: OEBB's Fall 2011 newsletter is now available online at http://www.oregon.gov/OHA/OEBB/Newsletters/2011/Fall.shtml In this issue: * We're Looking for "Champs!" - Join our new group of wellness champions * Nutrition Services helps OEBB member dodge diabetes - Read his story * Educators help Kaiser Permanente invest in future of health care - Scholarships available for high school seniors * Workplace Possibilities from The Standard - OEBB's disability plans provide a bigger benefit than you may realize * Are You Getting Your Money's Worth? - The importance of exploring treatment options * Member Health Survey - You may one of the random sample called * Your OEBB Resources - Contact information for OEBB and our carriers To update your email address, please log into www.MyOEBB.org. 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You can access the survey now through December 16th online at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/EntityPostOE Thank you very much for your time and feedback. Jackie Cowsill Communications Coordinator Oregon Educators Benefit Board Voice: (503) 378-5353 Fax: (503) 378-5832 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: