Academic Affairs HR UpdateOpen Enrollment 2009

Linda Jacobson

UC’s Goals for 2009

Minimize health plan changes Minimize increased costs Continue to offer comprehensive benefits

package Continue focus on wellness

Open Enrollment

Begins 8:00 a.m. Thursday, October 30 Closes midnight Tuesday, November 25 OE announcements

– Flyer mailed third week of October– At Your Service– Newsletters– Blink– HR update meetings

2009 Salary Bands

Pay bands increased using California CPI– $46,000 and under– $46,001 - $92,000– $92,001 - $137,000– $137,000 and over

Medical Plans

Blue Cross Plans – few/no changes CIGNA – few/no changes HealthNet – support program for metabolic

syndrome Kaiser – coinsurance payment for infertility is

excluded from out-of-pocket maximum United Behavioral Health – no changes

2009 Staywell Program

Must be eligible as of 1/1/09 to receive incentive Incentive (new $$$ amount)

– $100 for employee (increased) – $50 for spouse/domestic partner (decreased)

Children age 18 and over excluded effective 1/1/09

Health Assessment must be completed by April 15, 2009 to receive incentive

Dental and Vision

Delta Dental PPO– Coverage increased for sealants

DeltaCare USA– Endodontic coverage added for partial root canal

Vision – No plan changes– Retiree plan not open for OE

Other Plans

Life Insurance – No benefit changes– No rate changes

AD&DEmployee: 12.5% decrease– Family: 7.7% decrease– Modified family: 15% decrease– Repatriation of remains– Common Disaster benefit

Disability

No benefit changes Rate changes

– University paid up 9.46%– Employee Paid up 15%

Legal Plan– Not available during OE

Flexible Spending Accounts

Conexis– Benefits administrator since 1986– More than 20,000 contracted employers– Two customer services centers

Name Changes– Health Flexible Spending Account– Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account

Health FSA

Account used to reimburse eligible out of pocket medical, dental & vision expenses as well as over the counter items

Debit card issued– May request additional cards

Expenses incurred January 1, 2009 – March 15, 2010

Claim reimbursement by April 15, 2010 (earlier date) Keep all receipts/statements

Health FSA Auto Approved

Co-pay matching Recurring Expense Electronic file from provider Inventory Information Approval System

– Participating merchants listed on web

Additional FSA Info

Conexis to process 2009 account (only) Claim forms available Participant web site Communication

– Mailing to all FSA eligible employees– Mailing to current FSA participants– Confirmation letter to all who enrolled during OE

2008 SHPS Participants

Employees with 2008 balances need to claim through SHPS (expenses up to 3/15/09)

SHPS debit card will not work after 12/31/08 Claim filing deadline – 6/15/09 SHPS not transferring 2008 money to

CONEXIS– Best to use 2008 money in 2008

Health & Welfare Expo

November 18th, 2008 Price Center Ballrooms Time: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm Healthy snacks, cooking demos Fitness & Exercise UCSD Recreation Department Staywell representative Conexis representative Flu shots available - $20.00 Pneumonia vaccination - $45.00

Additional Benefit Info

Mail order provider changing for HealthNet– CVS/Caremark– Effective 12/1/08– Members notified late October 2008– Open prescriptions will be transferred (except

some controlled drugs)– Members need to register w/CVS/Caremark to

use

UCRP Service Credit Buyback

Proposed changes to Regents – Eliminate three-year buyback window– Purchase partial leaves– Trustee to trustee payments– Additional changes