Benefit Review

1. Benefit Review • State and School Employees’ Life & Health Insurance Plan • Self-Funded • 3rd Party Administrator – Blue Cross Blue Shield of MS • Active and retired employees and their dependents • Receives no direct appropriation from the State • Over 190,000 Total Covered Lives

2. Benefit Review (continued) • State and School Employees’ Life & Health Insurance Plan • Health Plan Coverages • Select Coverage – lower deductible • Base Coverage – higher deductible • Employee Types • Legacy – hired prior to 01/01/2006 • Horizon – hired on or after 01/01/2006 • Open Enrollment – Annually October 1-31 • Employees may change options during open enrollment • Effective date of employee changes 01/01/2012 – health deduction changes will show on 12/31/2011 payroll check • All changes/enrollments must be submitted to HR by 10/31/2011

3. Benefits • The My Benefits Portal is located on the DOR internal website • All enrollment, change, etc., forms are located on the My Benefits Portal • Health insurance is deducted one month in advance.

4. 2012 Base Coverage • $0 monthly employee only deduction (Legacy & Horizon Employees) • $ 1800 single Health Deductible, $3000 family • Must meet $1800/$3000 deductible before receiving pharmacy benefits • 2012 Select Coverage • Legacy $20 monthly • Horizon $38 monthly - employee deduction for employee only coverage • $ 1000 Health Deductible • $75 Pharmacy Deductible

5. State Plan Changes - 2012 • Certification Requirement for CTs and MRIs in Emergency Room Setting Removed • Additional certification requirements for transplant evaluations with Active Health in addition to regular transplant pre-certification • HealthQuotientSMRequirement for Medicare Participants – if Medicare Primary then no Health Quotient required; if on Medicare but it is not primary then a Health Quotient is still required. • Participating Pharmacies to Administer Certain Vaccines under Wellness Benefits like flu shots • Weight Management Program through Active Health • Premium Changes for Retirees only – no changes for active employees • It’s not too late to complete Health Quotient for 2011 and use wellness benefits go to www.webmdhealth.com/mississippi

6. Important Telephone Numbers • Payroll check, tax withholding, leave balances, PERS • Tabori McCarty, 601-923-7652 • Cafeteria Plan • Aaron Robinson , 601-923-7660 • Benefits • Dianne Henderson, 601-923-7751 • LaTasha McDonald, 601-923-7756 • Human Resources 601-923-7750 • Taylor and Sons – One Stop Shop (Introduction) • Will advise telephone number

7. Questions