Contact your agency. Your agency can work with you to make corrections in November.

Benefits for 2009 go into effect on Jan. 1, 2009, except for enrollment choices that require approval of medical history by the insurance plan. These go into effect the first of the month following plan approval (no earlier than Jan. 1).

The company will notify you. If you don’t have a response by December, contact your agency for assistance with follow up. 

Only if you want different benefits in 2009. Enroll online for 2008 and 2009 benefits within your initial 60-day enrollment window. If you want a Flexible Spending Account in 2008 and for 2009, you must enroll for each year.

No, you can enroll for a flexible spending account only during Open Enrollment. If you experience a qualified status change (QSC) in 2009, you may be able to enroll because of that change. See the QSC matrix at oregon.gov/das/pebb.

 

Once a year, your Benefit Board asks you and all PEBB members for feedback. Take 10 minutes of your time to help improve our services, and let us know what you want to know about your benefits and healthcare.

 

Take the survey 

                                     

 

 

Toast hazelnuts in 400° oven. Combine tamari, honey and ginger and boil over medium heat until reduced to syrup. Pour over nuts and stir well. Once toasted, remove from oven and stir frequently until cool.

 

 

Millions of smokers are going tobacco free on November 20. Join others in taking the first step and try quitting, even if it’s just for a day. It’s all about breaking the cycle. We can help.

 

 

 

 

"I appreciate the ability to do this on the job site, so I didn’t have to be away from my desk very long. The price was right too! I hope to make a few changes in my lifestyle to affect those issues that may case harm!"

 

"Gave me good information and questions to ask my provider."

 

www.oregon.gov/das/pebb 

 

 

The national Centers for Disease Control recommends flu vaccination for all children from six month through 18 years old.

 

Contact your provider, or find a site in your community: www.flucliniclocator.org.

 

I’ve been walking as my primary form of exercise for a few years now. Once I had a pedometer, I found that I liked getting "credit" for the steps that I did just going about my daily business, and started to systematically work towards the goal of 10,000 steps a day.

 

 

On some days, I would get to 10,000 steps, but there was no consequence if I didn’t get there. I decided that I needed a more long-term goal. Ten-thousand steps per day worked out to 3,650,000 steps per year. I decided to "round up" and set my goal for the 12-month period at four million steps, which worked out to about 11,000 steps per day

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I set up a spreadsheet on my computer and began tracking my steps on a daily and weekly basis. Every evening before I went to bed I would record my steps for the day in my daily planner. Every Monday I would enter the steps from the previous week in my computer and calculate my total for the week, plus my cumulative total for the year.

 

 

If I fell short on a given week, I was putting myself in a hole where I would need to do more steps in coming weeks than I could reasonably manage. This motivated me to get out and walk on a regular basis.

 

Walking during the workday gives me an opportunity to decompress and just feel good on a regular basis. My great loves in life are music and the outdoors, and walking gives an opportunity to pursue both these pastimes. I always bring my Walkman (I’m old-fashioned, no IPod) and some good music or Books on Tape. On weekends, my wife and I often take long walks or hikes together – I’ve located some great places to hike around Oregon. Walking regularly also keeps me in touch with the change of seasons and makes the cold, rainy months of winter much more bearable. It’s really enhanced my overall sense of well-being in a major way. 

 

 

I want to stick with it. I’ve tentatively set my goal for 2008-09 at 3.5 million steps, which works out to about 9600 steps per day. 

 

 

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