EMPLOYEE FOCUS
March 2008
In This Month's Issue:
Summer Camps
March Calendar
Who's Who on Campus
Training Schedule
2008 Staff Awards
University Commission on Women
PayFlex Announcement
FrontLine
February Quiz
Results
March Quiz
Annual IRS Tax Season
2008 VITA Program
W-2 Season
March Dining Hours
FreshWorks Sandwiches
Chili Cook Off
Shasta's Cafe
Spring Egg Hunt
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Important PayFlex Announcement
Effective immediately, the Internal Revenue
Service (IRS) is requiring retail stores to
have an inventory information approval
system (IIAS) in place for items bought with
flexible spending accounts such as TexFlex.
You could be affected if you have a PayFlex
Debit Card.
In order for you to use your PayFlex Debit
Card at a non-health care retailer, such as
a grocery store, the store must have an IIAS.
If the retail store you use does not have an
IIAS in place, you will need to pay for
TexFlex-eligible items with something other
than your Debit Card, then file a claim for
reimbursement.
For example, if you buy aspirin at a store
with an IIAS, you will be able to use your
PayFlex Debit Card because aspirin is an
eligible TexFlex expense.
Many Texas retail stores such as HEB plan to
have the IIAS in place by January 1, 2008.
For a list of retailers and their expected
IIAS implementation dates, and a Q&A about
IIAS, click
here.
For questions about the IIAS change, please
contact PayFlex toll-free at (866) 353-9839.
Health Select Webinar
On March 26, 2008 we will be holding our
first 2008 Blue Care Connection Webinar at
10:00am.
Participation is simple. Before March 26th,
you will receive a formal e-mail invitation
that will contain a phone number to call
into and an internet site to log on to,
should you wish to attend the webinar from
your office.
We will be presenting information on our
Blue Care Connection Program, emphasizing
our Special Beginnings Program. The webinar
will also discuss our Disease Management, 24
Hour NurseLine, Personal Health Manger, Blue
Points and Wellness Programs.
Please save the date and join in on the
Webinar March 26th.
Your Personal Health Manager Has a New
Look
All HealthSelect participants, who have
registered with BlueCross BlueShield’s Blue
Access for Members, have access to the
online Personal Health Manager; an
interactive website devoted to the health
and wellness of you and your family. The
website has had a make over and is now
easier than ever to navigate and includes
the following features:
* Interactive Symptom Checker, prominently
displayed on the Personal Health Manager (PHM)
home page - you can point and click your way
to an initial self-diagnosis;
* Links to new Weight Management and Smoking
Cessation online self-management programs -
buttons handily located within the For Your
Health box;
* My Care Profile (formerly Patient Clinical
Summary/My Clinical Summary) - now located
on the PHM home page;
* New health encyclopedia, powered by
Healthwise Knowledgebase - replaces the ADAM
search database;
* Easy to print pages - you can now print
through your browser print button.
Enjoy the new look and feel of the Personal
Health Manager!
Count down to Benefits Fair 2008!
We are excited to announce the date for this
year’s annual Benefits Fair:
Date: July 16, 2008
Time: 9am – 3pm
Location: TBA
After last year’s tremendous success we are
looking forward to more vendors, more campus
affiliates, more give a ways, and most
importantly more faculty and staff. So mark
your calendars for another Human Resources
Benefits Extravaganza!
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