Dual Choice Open Enrollment

SPECTERA VISION INSURANCE FOR 2008

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

Spectera is having an Open Enrollment from October 8 – November 16, 2007

You may enroll in the Spectera Vision Plan during this Open Enrollment period. You may elect to cover yourself, yourself and your spouse/domestic partner; yourself and one eligible dependent or yourself, your spouse/domestic partner and children.

The Spectera Vision Plan provides partial payment to help you offset the costs of annual eye exams (which are also covered under Uniform Benefits of your health plan), frames, lenses and contact lenses. It also provides a discounted refractive eye surgery at select locations. To locate a Spectera provider near you, you can call Spectera's IVR line at 1-800-839-3242 or you can log on to www.spectera.com , click on “Members and Future Members” and enter your zip code. Note--there has been a change in the premiums.

Spectera does not issue ID cards. When receiving services, everyone must provide the employee's social security number or person/employee id number and the employee's date of birth. The employee's person ID can be found on the earnings statement.

Coverage becomes effective on January 1, 2008 . Important Note: If you enroll in Spectera, you must remain in the plan for the entire 2008 calendar year.

If you are currently insured and wish to cancel your Spectera coverage, you need to complete an application to terminate coverage and submit it to your payroll office by December 1, 2007.

New! -- This fall, for the first time, materials from Spectera are being distributed to employees electronically. To review a plan summary and the 2008 premium rates click on http://www.uwsa.edu/hr/benefits/ins/vision.htm If you wish to review or obtain a paper copy of the Spectera information, please contact the Human Resources Office in Dempsey 328. For additional information, please visit http://www.uwsa.edu/hr/benefits/ins/vision.htm or call Spectera toll-free at 1-800-638-3120 Monday through Friday, 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m., and Saturday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Central Time.

If you wish to enroll or add eligible dependents that were not previously enrolled:

--Complete the online fillable application at:

http://www.bussvc.wisc.edu/ecbs/vis-application-form-Spectera.pdf

--Indicate in Section II either your social security number or person/employee id as your subscriber number.

--Deliver the completed application to the Human Resources Office in Dempsey 328 no later than 4:30 p.m. on November 16, 2007 .

No action is necessary if :

you are already covered under Spectera and do not want to change coverage to include dependents not previously enrolled or if you do not want to enroll at this time.

Please contact one of the following Benefits staff in Human Resources if you have questions:

Faculty and Academic Staff: Sabrina Johnson ( johnsosj@uwosh.edu , 424-3008)
Classified Staff, Project Appointments: Jodi Anthony ( anthonyj@uwosh.edu , 424-2070)
Limited Term Employees: Jo Fenrich ( fenrich@uwosh.edu , 424-2279)
Graduate Assistants: Diane Bunck ( bunck@uwosh.edu , 424-0216)

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