Welcome to the 2008 Open Enrollment Web site

Here’s how your benefits package looks:

Health plans

• HMO
• PPO
• Plan A (for grandfathered retirees)
• Three Medicare Advantage plans for Medicare-covered retirees and their dependents

Dental plans – employee paid

• Dental HMO
• Dental indemnity plan

Supplemental Insurance plans – employee paid

• Cancer
• Hospital
• Accident / disability

Flexible Spending accounts

• Healthcare
• Dependent Care

In addition, these plans are offered outside this open enrollment period.

• Life insurance – one-times salary, paid by the city
• Voluntary life insurance – up to four times salary, employee-paid
• Time off, including holidays, vacation, sick, wellness leave, personal days, for most employees
• Long term disability, paid by the city, for most employees
• Pension – valuable defined benefit plan; unique plans for civilians, police and fire classified employees
• 457 pretax deferred compensation savings plan
• Subsidized transportation benefit

What's new for May 2008

	The maximum contribution to the Healthcare Flexible Spending Account has increased to $2,000 from $1,000.
	Outpatient benefits are improved for rehabilitation, speech, occupational and physical therapy.
	Inpatient benefits are improved for rehabilitation, speech, occupational and physical therapy.
	Benefits are provided for Autism Spectrum Disorder.
	Pervasive developmental disorders are moved from the definition of serious mental illness to Autis Spectrum Disorder.
	Your contributions to the medical plan will change.