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The Episcopal Church Medical Trust 19 East 34th Street New York, NY 10016 www.cpg.org

TO:

Rectors, Parish Administrators and Other Benefits Personnel

FROM:

Cornelio Adams Jr., Benefits Coordinator, The Episcopal Diocese of Texas

RE:

2017 Health Benefits Overview

DATE:

September 23, 2016

This memo contains important information about our 2017 health benefits offerings and the Open Enrollment process. Please share this information with your employees. There are important changes occurring in 2017 that will significantly affect certain groups. It is imperative that you are aware of these changes and plan accordingly.

Our online Open Enrollment for 2017 will run from October 24, 2016 to November 9, 2016. Medical Plans We are offering the following medical plans to our employees through The Episcopal Church Medical Trust (Medical Trust):

Dental Plans We are offering the following Cigna dental plans through the Medical Trust:

What You Need to Know About Open Enrollment During the Medical Trust’s Open Enrollment period: • Current plan members may change their plan selections for the following year • Eligible non-participating employees have the option to join a plan • Eligible non-participating dependents may be added to a member’s plan and participating dependents may be removed from a member’s plan without the need to demonstrate a qualifying event

Currently Enrolled Employees Please inform your currently enrolled employees (plan members) that they will receive a letter from the Medical Trust approximately one week before their Open Enrollment period. This letter will provide them with information on when and how to access the Open Enrollment website, and links to important benefits information and plan resources. In your communications, encourage your employees to begin reviewing their options and to research plans early. IMPORTANT REMINDER: Members will access the enrollment web page with the same credentials (user name and password) they created to access their benefits information on MyCPG Accounts. It is important for all participating employees to create an account on MyCPG Accounts prior to Open Enrollment, if they have not already done so. For assistance, employees may contact the Client Services Team at (800) 480-9967, Monday to Friday, 8:30AM – 8:00 PMET (excluding holidays), or email [email protected].

Non-participating Employees Existing employees who qualify for health coverage but are not participating in one of the Medical Trust plans are eligible to enroll themselves and/or their dependents during Open Enrollment for the 2017 plan year. As we do not mail materials to these potential members, please send a communication to these employees informing them of this option as well as the plans and rates available to them and all applicable legal notices and Summaries of Benefits and Coverage. The Summaries of Benefits and Coverage are available at www.cpg.org/mtdocs. Blank enrollment forms for new member enrollments are available on the Diocesan website. Please complete and return them to me before November 11, 2016.

Plan Documents 2017 Summaries of Benefits and Coverage and 2016 Plan Document Handbooks containing more information about the available plans may be found on the Church Pension Group website at www.cpg.org/mtdocs. (Plan Document Handbooks will be updated on the website in January 2017.) Please remember that you are responsible for providing newly eligible employees a copy of all applicable legal notices and Summaries of Benefits and Coverage.

2017 Plan Offering New Plans Please note that we are offering new plans from the Medical Trust for the 2017 plan year: Anthem BCBS 90/70. Additional information about the plan designs is available for your review on www.cpg.org as well as on the Open Enrollment page.

Plans No Longer Offered Please note that the Aetna National HMO plan will no longer be available in 2017. This is because it is no longer offered by the Episcopal Church Medical Trust. The addition of the Anthem BCBS 90/70 was carefully considered and determined to be the most similar option available (in benefits and network) from the Medical Trust to replace the Aetna plan. If you have members currently enrolled in this plan, it is imperative that they select another plan if they want to continue medical coverage for the 2017 plan year. Otherwise, they will not have Medical coverage beginning January 1, 2017. If you would like to have a conversation with me, concerning your institution’s options, please feel free to give me a call (713-3532148) or send me an email to [email protected].

Open Enrollment Meetings We are holding Open Enrollment meetings and webinars at the Diocesan offices in Houston (1225 Texas Avenue, 77002) on Thursday, October 27, 2016. There will be a 2 pm and 6:30 pm meeting. We will conduct a live webinar to coincide with each meeting. The webinars will be recorded and posted to the Diocesan Benefits website for future access. It is mandatory that someone from each Parish or school either attend in person or by listening to the live webinar. If you plan to attend in person, please RSVP at [email protected] and let me know which session you plan to attend. If you intend to attend via the webinar, instructions for registration are below.

***Thursday, October 27th at 2:00 pm CDT Please register for Diocese of Texas OE Member Education Session

1 on Oct 27, 2016 2:00 PM CDT at:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2695523501685956355

***Thursday, October 27th at 6:30 pm CDT Please register for Diocese of Texas OE Member Education Session

2 on Oct 27, 2016 6:30 PM CDT at:

https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/2433496686647487235

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

If you have any questions or require any assistance, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Cornelio Adams Jr. Benefits Coordinator 713-353-2148

*Additional information about the plan designs, including Summaries of Benefits and Coverage is available for your review on www.cpg.org/mtdocs as well as on the Open Enrollment page. Please note that this document is provided for informational purposes only and should not be viewed as an offer of coverage, legal, medical, tax or other advice. Please consult with your own professional advisor for further guidance. In the event of a conflict between this document and the official plan documents, the official plan documents will govern. The Church Pension Fund and its affiliates retain the right to amend, terminate or modify the terms of any benefit plans described in this document at any time, for any reason and unless required by law, without notice.