OPEN ENROLLMENT

1. OPEN ENROLLMENT Here we go again! Plan Year - 2007

2. What has changed? • Employees MUST elect new plans • Employees will not see check marks in previously elected boxes • Address changes done by HR staff ONLY

3. Where do I find help? • NIS and State Personnel websites • NIS work instructions • CIO Help Desk • WebBenefit flashes for quick updates • Statehouse Observer (remember the worksheet) • Vendor 800#’s for plan information • NSOB lab from Nov 13 – 20 (9 am – 4 pm) • New report available / OE Completion Status

4. Benefit plans • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska – Statewide PPO • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska – Statewide Consumer Driven PPO • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska – Greater Nebraska BlueChoice POS (Excludes 3-digit ZIP codes 685, 681, and 680) • Blue Cross Blue Shield of Nebraska – Greater Nebraska BlueSelect HMO (Excludes 3-digit ZIP codes 685, 681, and 680) • Mutual of Omaha – HMO in the following 3-digit ZIP codes: 685, 681, and 680 • Mutual of Omaha – POS in the following 3-digit ZIP codes: 685, 681, and 680 For the purpose of health insurance plan enrollment, the 3-digit ZIP code is employee’s residence ZIP.

6. Userid’s and passwords • Do employees remember them? • No, probably not, are you kidding me… • What should employees do if they’re locked out of NIS? • Jason from the CIO Help Desk is here…

7. NIS Benefit clean-up • Run cleanup reports now • Benefit Enrollment Outside Group • All Dependents over Max Age • Dep/Beneficiary Missing Tax ID, Gender, DOB • Make corrections in NIS BEFORE OE • AFTER OE clean-up from Nov 27 – Dec 1 • Electronic vendor file sent by Dec 8

8. Go Forth and Conquer • This only happens once a year • We’re all in this together • Thank you in advance for all you do!