What is included in the OEBB Weight Watchers benefit?

Effective Oct. 1, 2010, OEBB employees and early retirees can participate in up to four 13-week sessions at per year at no cost. You can access the Weight Watchers benefit in three different ways – pick the one that’s right for you.

To continue participation after your first 13-weeks, you must provide proof of participation in 10 of 13 sessions to receive the next session at no cost.

 

What is Weight Watchers?

Weight Watchers offers a multi-dimensional way to learn how to achieve and maintain a healthy body weight for the long-term. The program focuses on eating more healthfully, increasing physical activity and changing behavior.

 

How do I access the Weight Watchers benefit at no cost?

Call 1-866-531-8170 (OEBB dedicated toll-free number)

Weight Watchers will sign you up and bill your medical carrier directly. This is the only way to access this benefit. Your medical plan will not reimburse members who pay Weight Watchers directly.

 

Can I join at no cost if I waive or opt out of OEBB medical?

No, you must be enrolled in an OEBB medical plan to be eligible for this benefit.

 

 

Read success stories from OEBB members who improved their lives through participation in Weight Watchers.

 

 

Would you like the convenience of attending a meeting at your worksite?

If your workplace isn’t able to organize At Work meetings, call the Weight Watchers toll-free number 1-866-531-8170 to learn about other options, such as community meetings or the online subscription.

 

 

Effective Oct. 1, 2010, federal legislation requires OEBB to extend eligibility to dependent children ages 19 through 25 regardless of marital, student, employment, residency or tax status. Even dependent children who have access to or are covered by other group coverage (including their own employment) are eligible for OEBB coverage.

 

OEBB members may submit an "Overage Dependent Child QSC Change Form" to their Educational Entity no later than Oct. 29, 2010. Coverage must be effective Oct. 1, 2010 and retroactive premiums may apply.

 

Dependents age 19 through 25 who have coverage effective Oct. 1, 2010, will not be subject to the 12-month waiting period for dental or vision coverage.

 

Questions? Call OEBB: 1-888-469-6322

 

Be sure to carefully reivew your pay stub as soon as you get it. Make sure your deductions match the benefits you chose during Open Enrollment.

 

You can compare your pay stub with your benefit summary by logging in to MyOEBB. 

 

 

As of October 1, 2010, Reliant Behavioral Health began providing EAP services to 72 Educational Entities as part of their OEBB benefits package. To find out if your Educational Entity elected this benefit for the 2010-11 plan year, visit the OEBB website: www.oregon.gov/OHA/OEBB/EAP_List.shtml.

 

The employee assistance program (EAP) offers free, confidential services to help people privately resolve problems that may interfere with work, family, and other important areas of life. EAP services include counseling, referral services and wellness resources. If you are an OEBB member in one of the participating Educational Entities who purchased this benefit, there is no cost to you or your family members for using EAP services. In fact, any of your eligible dependents or anyone in your household can access these services for free.

 

Services are always CONFIDENTIAL. No private information is reported to OEBB or your employer when you contact or access services through your EAP.

 

To access services call RBH at 1-866-750-1327 or visit

www.MyRBH.com (access code: OEBB)

 

November 1-3, 2010 – Place Matters: Working Together to Create Healthy Communities (Portland, OR) 

 

If you are interested in wellness, you are invited to share your ideas, learn from experts in the field, celebrate successes and identify opportunities to make our communities healthy. Click here for more information.

 

 

From a baby’s first steps to that first wedding dance, life’s special moments are often fleeting. If you are a tobacco user, chances are you have missed out on some of these memories. There is a way to stop missing out and make a positive change for your health.

 

Quit Coaches can help you create a plan to quit, set a quit date and be with you once you do quit, providing ongoing support.

 

So stop missing out, and start living today. We’ve helped more than 1 million tobacco users. We can help you too.

 

 

Call 1-866-QUIT-4-LIFE

(1-866-784-8454),

or log on to www.quitnow.net today for more details.

 

 

Use these resources to answer your questions and understand your OEBB benefits.

 

 

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