Open Enrollment

Hi everyone,

Please see this post below from the Mayor, which Laurie Covington posted on the NL Blog.

Thanks,
John                                                                             

Time is running out to choose a health benefits plan
Failure to act will be costly
We are very quickly nearing the end of open enrollment for employee health benefits.All city employees must go online and re-enroll in the medical plan of their choice by Monday, April 15.

Employees who fail to re-enroll online will be automatically placed in the Open Access plan. This plan has the largest network, but it is also the most costly of the plans offered. The impact could be as much as $91.66 more per paycheck. Your copayments and coinsurance will also be higher.

If you are automatically placed in the Open Access plan, there will not be another opportunity to change to a plan of your choice until spring 2014. I strongly encourage you to review the biweekly rates and select a plan that is best for you.

Please, take the necessary 15-20 minutes to make your elections for this year. While you are there to re-enroll in your medical plan, take a look at the new vision plan or consider the money-saving benefits of enrolling in the Healthcare Flexible Spending Account. You work hard to provide the residents of Houston quality customer service, and I want to extend the same to you when it comes to employee benefits.
Don't pay more for your medical insurance than needed, go online to www.houstontx.gov/oe to enroll today.

Thanks,
Laurie