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Show HILL TOP TIMES Page 40 November 26, Bud?oJ perni seosomi hsa$ on& Open season for enrolling or changing enrollment in plans participating in the plans which determine the government contribution for an enrollment in the program have increased their rates for 1981. They are: the Service Benefit Plan, Indemnity Benefit Plan, American Postal Workers Union Plan, National Association of Letter Carriers Health Benefit Plan, Kaiser of Northern California and Kaiser of Southern California. The increases, which range from 10 to 22 percent depending on the plan, reflect the continued rise in the cost of medical care. Based on the increases of these six plans, the government contributions for 1981 will increase by 16.8 percent over that for 1980. The impact of all plan rate increases will be V'wT ALL SEASONS 1 JKd M UflJi J Wash. Terrace 4850 S. & Tinting nnnrrrTinu nnTio mwitviiwn... ruijiiws, rmtfiv,!, COMFORT nmw a n HEAT LOSS w and retain benefits SOLAR HEAT 8-1- ROTTING of fabrics, LOWER COST and GREATER DURABILITY For a FREE ESTIMATE, call: or 773-807- 6 2 A & Mon.-Fr- i. ht non-Post- al J Enterprises DILLS PRESSING? suffer the harrassment and problem of trying to satisfy all of your creditors every month, year after year, call anytime for free information. Why YOU CAM CHANGE FROM: 1. 2. Control FADING and 1 L 227 W. With Transparent Coating of with 479-840- 5 PERMANENT WINDOW INSULATION plus Reduce TERRACE Other major benefit changes for certain plans include changes in mental and nervous benefits, catastrophic protection benefits, benefits for treatment of alcoholism, and of benefits for prescription drugs. Fifty-eigno the 105 plans currently participating had major benefits changes, although some had minor or clarifying changes. The Office of Personnel Management has approved 16 new comprehensive plans for participation in the FEHB program. In addition, the Postal Supervisors Health Benefits will now be open to (FNCS) federal employees. Rate increases among the 121 individual plans which participate in the program vary, some falling below, some within, and some Holiday Discounts Available WASHINGTON 1 al SAVE $$$ on Energy Cosh! 00ty 6rooraory IS OPENING The major benefit change comes in the area dental coverage, where five plans have either added or improved dental care benefits. Where the addition or improvement is substantial, however, other benefits have been decreased to offset the cost of the added dental coverage. of family). increase the total premium payable by approximately $635 million, of which $260 million will be paid by enrollees and $375 million by the government. to The Downstairs M (ML non-Post- ore wee k above the 10 to 22 percent range of the "big six." Therefore, while the 16.8 percent increase in the government contribution will somewhat offset rate increases, its effect on some plans will be greater than on others. non-Post- al counselors. The six one-pag- e, mm federal For annuitants and is 60 contribution employees, the government of percent the average high option premium rate for six of the largest plans in the program. However, the government will not pay more than 75 percent of an individual rate. contribution for The government annuitants and employees for a from $12.94 will increase enrollment self only to $32.95 $28.04 from and to $15.21 (biweekly) and family (monthly), and for a self enrollment from $30.61 to $35.64 (biweekly) and from $66.33 to $77.22 (monthly). For Postal employees, whose pay and benefits are subject to negotiations, the government contributions will be 75 percent of the "big six" average, and the limit will be 93.75 percent of any individual rate. The biweekly government contribution for Postal employees will increase from $16.18 to $19.01 (self only) and from $38.27 to $44.55 (self and plan, the Office of Personnel Management has also for the first time developed comparison charts showing the benefits of each available plan for 17 selected major benefits categories. These charts will be made available to agencies for use by agency Federal Employees Health Benefits program will run until Dec. 5. For 1981, there are changes in benefits for some plans and rates for all plans, plus sweeping changes in the material to be distributed. For the first time since the FEHB program began, employees will not receive brochures of plans available to them. Instead, they will get newly developed benefits summaries for all available plans, which will have general descriptions of the benefits provided by the plans. These summaries will show benefits in a manner more easily understood than that of plan brochures. 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