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  • 2013-14 Rates & Plan Designs



    ​The 2013-14 rates and plan comparisons are now available on the "Rates" and "Plan Comparisons" pages of the OEBB website, which you can get to by clicking "Rates" or "Plan Comparisons" in the menu to the right side of this page. You can also simply click the links at the end of this announcement. 

    View the 2013-14 rates

    View the 2013-14 plan comparisons
  • Put a Spring in Your Step! with the School Wellness Newsletter


    The Spring School Wellness Newsletter is here with an appropriate theme "Put a Spring in Your Step!"   This short, colorful newsletter can help schools support their wellness policies by providing information and links to all the great school nutrition and physical activity efforts that are going on around the state!

    Click here to read this fun and informative newsletter
Benefit Resources Featured Items

More Preventive Services​ Covered at 100%

In compliance with federal healthcare reform requirements, effective October 1, 2012 preventive services on all OEBB medical plans were expanded to cover certain contraceptive services and devices at 100% under the preventive care benefit.

View the full list of preventive services on your carrier's website:

Kaiser Permanente Preventive Care Services

ODS Preventive Care Services

 
Medicare Creditable and Non-Creditable Coverage Notices
stethoscope on Medicare notice
Important changes have been made to the Medicare Creditable and Non-Creditable Coverage notices. Effective October 1, 2012, all OEBB medical plans are considered Creditable Coverage.
View the Medicare Creditable and Non-Creditable Coverage Notices
 
Shared Decision Making
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If you are enrolled in an ODS medical plan, it's important to know that certain procedures require additional copayments. Those procedures include, outpatient upper endoscopy, spine surgery for pain, knee and hip arthroscopy and knee and hip replacement. This "additional cost tier" was added to encourage members to talk with their doctor and consider other choices in order to make the best treatment decision for their personal situation.

If one of these procedures is recommended to you, ODS provides resources to learn more about the procedure.
Learn more about the 'Additional Cost Tier'
 
 
 
​2012-13 Bariatric Surgery Benefit
List of checkboxes with pen in handEffective October 1, 2012 all OEBB medical plans will contain a bariatric surgery benefit for the primary subscriber on the plan only (not available to members covered as a dependent). Subscribers must meet a number of specific requirements in order to qualify for this benefit.
 
View the bariatric surgery benefit criteria
 
Entertaining and Informative Videos
happy face illustration The OEBB Board would like to share some short, entertaining videos that can also improve your health!
Visit the Health Info Videos page to watch
 
Financial Assistance for Health Insurance
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Need help paying insurance premiums for coverage at work? Have uninsured family members opting out of coverage due to costs? Oregon's Office of Private Health Partnerships (OPHP) may be able to help. OPHP manages several programs that assist income-eligible members pay for insurance at work or a portion of COBRA premiums.
Learn more by visiting the OPHP website
Start the Conversation with Your Doctor
Doctor and Patient
Health care that "works best" is care that gets the best results for your health, is safe and uses health care resources in the most efficient ways. While you might tend to assume that all patient care is good quality, research studies have shown that some care does not measure up to quality standards. To help make sure that you and your family get good quality care, you need to be informed and actively involved.
 
You can start in your doctor's office. When a doctor or other health provider recommends a particular treatment, ask what research has been done and what the research might mean for you. You can also ask whether there are other choices to consider, and whether research has been done to find out which treatment works best. You can also look for more information on your own. Click here for help finding trustworthy information on the web.
Start the discussion with your doctor by following these tips