Benefits Update

• Monthly Contribution Rates for Twelve-Month Employees/ Retirees for Benefit Years 2007 - 2009
• Comparison Chart of Rates and Benefits for Indemnity and PPO Plans for Benefit Years 2007 - 2009

Also see the Benefits Archive

1. Medical (State Health Plan)

1. Pilot Primary Care Center in Canton, NC

2. NCFlex Flexible Spending Plan Enhancements effective March 13, 2006.

3. North Carolina State Health Plan Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) Website

4. North Carolina State Health Plan Rolls Out New Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) will be available as a choice for state employees, teachers and other eligible members effective October 1, 2006.

5. Free Flu Shots, November 1 & 16, 2005

6. State Health Plan Annual Enrollment and NCFlex Open Enrollment, October 3 to November 4, 2005

7. Status of Health Care Initiatives, September 6, 2005

8. Memo from State Health Plan Administrator's Office

   • Monthly Contribution Rates Comparison 2003-2005, 2005-2007

   • Monthly Contribution Rates as of October 1, 2005

 

• Prescription Drugs

1. Mission Hospitals Medication Assistance Program
2. State Health Plan Announces Free Generic Drugs for Members, January 1 to March 31, 2007
   • Two New Pharmacy Programs Benefit for State Health Plan Members

3. New Quantity Limits for Migraine Medications, August 2005.

4. Prior Authorization is required for Pravachol (pravastatin) and Prevacid (lansoprazole) as of July 1, 2005

5. New Pharmacy Benefits Manager - Medco, effective April 1, 2005

   • Welcome to State Health Plan members from Medco

   • Change of State Health Plan Benefit Manager memo

   • Prescription Drug Benefit Handbook

   • Preferred Drug List effective April 1, 2005 (Full Version)

   • Medco Questions and Answers

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2. NCFlex

1. NCFlex Annual Enrollment, October 2 - November 3, 2006. Please see Informational Sessions in Buncombe County on October 5, 2006. Vendor representatives will be available to explain the benefits and answer questions.

2. NCFlex Cancer Program and Medical Supplement Program Workshops, September 30, 2004 and October 1, 2004

3. NCFlex Convenience Card, July 1, 2004

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3. Retirement (Teachers' and State Employees' Retirement System -TSERS)

New Brochures

TSERS

TSERS for State Law Enforcement Officers

• Voluntary Supplemental Retirement Program Comparison

• Legislative Changes as of October 1, 2006

• TSERS Retirement Planning Conferences 2006 Schedule, Updated February 15, 2006

• Increase in Reemployment Earnings Before Benefits Stop, January 26, 2006

• Optional Retirement System (ORP)

  • TIAA-CREF 2006/2007 Retirement Plan and Social Security Basics
  • New Optional Retirement Program (ORP) Fund Lineup Available - UPDATE
  • ORP Update from AIG VALIC
  • New Optional Retirement Program (ORP) Fund Lineup Available

   

• Supplemental Retirement Plans

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4. Miscellaneous

1.   New Benefits Available for UNCA Employees

Updated: 01/24/2008

Comments to: Lisa Honeycutt