{"id":23075,"date":"2016-12-29T10:38:43","date_gmt":"2016-12-29T15:38:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=23075"},"modified":"2016-12-29T10:38:43","modified_gmt":"2016-12-29T15:38:43","slug":"open-enrollment-followup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=23075","title":{"rendered":"Open Enrollment Followup"},"content":{"rendered":"
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  1. If you have a balance in your Flexible Spending Account, you must spend that down to $0 before the IRS allows you to contribute to a Health Savings Account. Please notify Hollie in HR immediately if you will have a balance in your Flexible Spending Account and are moving to the High Deductible Plan for 2017<\/strong>.<\/li>\n
  2. If you are actively enrolled in any parts of Medicare, you are not eligible to contribute to a Health Savings Account. If you are enrolled in Medicare, and the High Deductible NMC plan please contact Hollie in HR immediately.<\/li>\n
  3. Cigna will contact you directly to complete a medical questionnaire if you did not do so during open enrollment. This may be needed for additional life insurance, long-term disability buy-up, or critical illness insurance.<\/li>\n
  4. Expect a new Blue Cross card for 2017 if you elected dental. We will have separate cards for medical and dental this year. If you have medical only and made no changes to who is covered, you will not receive a new card.<\/li>\n
  5. Your current Eye Med card will be the same for 2017. If you added vision for 2017, please watch for a new card to come in the mail.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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