Based on
current information from the State Department of Central Management Services
(CMS), below is the FY2014 Benefit Choice information.
The State
Department of CMS has announced that the annual Benefit Choice Enrollment
period begins May 1 and will end on May 31, 2013. CMS is mailing an 8-page flier to employees’
home addresses regarding the Benefit Choice changes and deadlines. Please
thoroughly review all Benefit Choice material, as there are increases to employee
and dependent health premiums, out-of-pocket maximums, copayments, deductibles,
coinsurance and other healthcare costs.
**IMPORTANT**
Health Care Premiums: Significant INCREASES in employee health
premiums will be effective July 1, 2013 as displayed below. Part-time employee rates will be on
NESSIE as soon as they are available.
If table
below does not appear correctly, view online at http://nessie.uihr.uillinois.edu/pdf/benefits/BC_Letter.pdf.
|
Employee
Annual Salary
|
Managed
Care Monthly Employee Contribution
|
QCHP
Monthly Employee Contribution
|
|
$30,200
or less
|
$68.00
|
$93.00
|
|
$30,201
- $45,600
|
$86.00
|
$111.00
|
|
$45,601
- $60,700
|
$103.00
|
$127.00
|
|
$60,701
- $75,900
|
$119.00
|
$144.00
|
|
$75,901
- $100,000
|
$137.00
|
$162.00
|
|
$100,001
and above
|
$186.00
|
$211.00
|
Effective May
1, 2013, see NESSIE for more information including:
·
Detailed information about the benefit changes
effective July 1, 2013.
·
Online Enrollment for Benefit Choice (Please
do not use the forms on the CMS website).
·
Medical Care Assistance Plan (MCAP) and
Dependent Care Assistance Plan (DCAP) forms and instructions (Please do not use
the forms on the CMS website).
·
Benefit Choice Options booklet.
·
Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Reference
Guide.
·
Benefit Choice Information Session schedules
for all campuses.
·
CMS State Benefit Fair schedule.
Benefit
Choice Options Booklet:
The
Benefit Choice Options Booklet will be available May 1, on the NESSIE link
above.
FSA Important Changes:
FSA will be changing from FBMC claims processing to the
WageWorks system. Due to this conversion:
·
FY2013
claims will be subject to a two-week hold period from July 1 through July 15. FY2013 claims submitted during this period will
only be reimbursed from employees’ FY2014 account.
·
All
MCAP participants will receive a new WageWorks healthcare debit card this year,
even if they received a new myFBMC card last year. The current myFBMC card will
continue to work through June 30, 2013; however, employees electing to
re-enroll for the new plan year will need to use the new WageWorks debit card
beginning July 1.
If you have
questions, please review the information on NESSIE https://nessie.uihr.uillinois.edu prior to contacting your campus UPB
office.
·
Urbana
– 217-333-3111
·
Chicago
– 312-996-6471
·
Springfield
– 217-206-7144 or 217-206-7211
·
Documentation
Fax Number – 217-244-3135
