The RCUH Benefits Open Enrollment Period (BOEP) is finally here.  BOEP forms will be mailed to all RCUH benefits-eligible employees on April 19, 2010.  Please review ALL of the materials provided. There are important changes detailed in these documents that will affect employees’ benefit elections for the upcoming plan year (e.g., Flexible Spending Plan).  If you do not receive a packet by Monday, April 26, 2010, please call Kristen Stevens at (808) 956-6979 or email her at [email protected] to request for a duplicate packet.

During this Open Enrollment period, you can:

• Cancel/Change your health (medical & dental) insurance plan (submit Document 2).
• Enroll into a health insurance plan for employees who previously waived coverage (submit Document 2).
•  Add eligible dependents not already on your health insurance plan (submit Document 2).
• Enter into an annual *Flexible Spending Plan Contract for the Plan Year 7/1/2010-6/30/2011 *Even though you are currently enrolled, you must submit a new contract (submit Document 2) if you want to participate in this benefit during the next plan year 7/1/2010-6/30/2011.
• Enroll into, cancel or change Supplemental/Voluntary Insurance Plans offered through RCUH (submit Document 2). 

The following is a list of documents/forms included in your BOEP packet:

Document   (click on link to download form)	Type of Information
#1 – Benefits Statement   Mailed out to employees on 4/19/10 (call 956-6979 or email [email protected] for duplicate copy)	Personalized informational sheet listing your current benefits (as of April 16, 2010)
#2 – Health Insurance & Flexible Spending Enrollment Form	HEALTH INSURANCE:  Submit this enrollment form only if you will be making plan changes or newly enrolling into a medical &/or dental plan.   FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNT (FSA):  Submit this enrollment form if you want to participate in or continue in an FSA Medical Expense Reimbursement Account &/or Dependent Care Expense Account for the 07/01/2010 – 06/30/2011 plan year.   VOLUNTARY INSURANCES:  Submit this enrollment form to elect, change, or cancel Voluntary Life, A/D&D, Cancer Care, Critical Care, Accident Guard, or Long-Term Care Insurance Plans.
#3 – Health Insurance Summary – HMSA	Informational sheet highlighting HMSA Health Plan Hawaii Plus (HPHP), Health Plan Hawaii Basic (HPH-B), Preferred Provider (PPO), & Comprehensive Medical (CompMED) plan benefits/coverage/rates.
#4 – Health Insurance Summary – Kaiser Permanente	Informational sheet highlighting Kaiser A & B plan benefits/coverage/rates.
#5 – Dental Insurance Summary – Hawaii Dental Service (HDS)	Informational sheet highlighting HDS (Dental) plan benefits/coverage/rates.
#6 – Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Plan Highlights	Informational sheet highlighting Flexible Spending Plan benefits.

    

   IMPORTANT BENEFIT ANNOUNCEMENTS 1

 

 

CHANGES to Medical Expense Reimbursement Flexible Spending Plan Accounts due to the 2010 Health Care Reform Bill

·         Effective January 1, 2011, Over-the-Counter (OTC) drugs must be prescribed by a physician to be considered an eligible expense.  Please consider this change when you are calculating your total contributions for the plan year 7/1/2010 – 6/30/2011!  For more information regarding this change, go to the Health Care Reform Bill website at http://www.healthreform.gov/.  

 

·         FUTURE Change(s):  Effective January 1, 2013, individuals will only be able to contribute a maximum of $2,500 per calendar year to a Medical Expense Reimbursement Account. For more information regarding this and other future changes, visit the Health Care Reform Bill website at http://www.healthreform.gov/.

 

Benefits Open Enrollment Meetings

Due to the current economic conditions, we will be having only two (2) Open Enrollment benefits meetings this year.  The meetings will be held on Oahu (University of Hawaii at Manoa campus) and broadcasted out to various sites on the outer islands. Representatives from our health/flexible spending vendors will still be available to answer your questions, so we encourage all employees to take the time to learn your benefits options to ensure you are electing the best plan(s) to meet your needs.  

   

Maui/Molokai	Big Island	Oahu	Kauai
Tuesday, May 4, 2010 11:30 am – 1:30 pm UH Maui College Campus Kaaike Room 105	Tuesday, May 4, 2010 11:30 am – 1:30 pm UH Hilo Campus Media Service Rm 350	Tuesday, May 4, 2010 11:30 am – 1:30 pm UH Manoa Campus Kuykendall Hall 201	Tuesday, May 4, 2010 11:30 am – 1:30 pm Kauai CC Campus Learning Ctr Rm 122
Friday, May 7, 2010 10:00 am – 12:00 pm UH Maui College Campus Kaaike Room 105	Friday, May 7, 2010 10:00 am – 12:00 pm UH Hilo Campus Media Service Rm 350	Friday, May 7, 2010 10:00 am – 12:00 pm UH Manoa Campus Kuykendall Hall 201	Friday, May 7, 2010 10:00 am – 12:00 pm Kauai CC Campus Learning Ctr Rm 122

 

To RSVP for any of the above meetings, please email, Kristen Stevens at [email protected] or call (808) 956-6979. We ask that all interested individuals RSVP within 2 days prior to the meeting date. Meetings will be cancelled if we are unable to confirm attendance.  Meetings are accessible for individuals with disabilities. To request an accommodation due to your disability, please call (808) 956-3100.

 

DEADLINE TO SUBMIT CHANGES/ENROLLMENTS:

Wednesday, May 19, 2010

 

   IMPORTANT REMINDERS 1

 

è SEND OR FAX FORMS TO:

RCUH — Human Resources Department

2530 Dole Street, Sakamaki Hall D-100, Honolulu, HI 96822

FAX #: (808) 956-5022

è QUESTIONS?  Contact:  Kristen Stevens                                

Phone: (808) 956-6979;   E-Mail:  [email protected]