Open Enrollment Reminder: April 22-May 3

Open Enrollment for the 2002--2003 Plan Year began Monday, April 22. You should have already received your personalized Open Enrollment materials at your home address. You will be able to make changes to your benefits elections via the Open Enrollment web site www.hr.upenn.edu/benefits/oeenroll.asp or by calling the Penn Benefits Center at 1-888-PENN-BEN (1-888-736-6236) between April 22 and May 3.

Stop by one of the Open Enrollment Fairs which will be held on April 24, 29, and 30, to speak with benefits providers and pick up new provider directories. The fairs on Wednesday, April 24 and Monday, April 29 will be held in Houston Hall, from 10 a.m.--2:30 p.m. Note that the April 29 fair will be a combined Health and Open Enrollment Fair (sponsored jointly by the Benefits and Quality of Worklife divisions of Human Resources). Free health screenings will be available in addition to the opportunity to obtain information from the benefits providers. The fair on Tuesday, April 30 will be held at New Bolton Center from 10 a.m.--2p.m.

If you make a change to your elections during Open Enrollment, you will receive confirmation of your benefits elections from the Penn Benefits Center. Confirmation statements will be mailed the week of May 20, 2002. Employees who do not make any changes to their elections will not receive confirmation statements.

Please note that if you are covering dependents between the ages of 19 and 23 who are full-time college students, you must certify your dependents' continued eligibility each year during Open Enrollment. If you fail to do so during the Open Enrollment period of April 22 through May 3, your student dependents will not continue to be covered under your plans. You can certify their eligibility either through the Open Enrollment website (www.hr.upenn.edu/openenroll) or by calling the Penn Benefits Center at 1-888-PENNBEN (1-888-736-6236).

--Division of Human Resources