NAPUS
of
North Carolina

 

 

Open season enrollment to participate in this supplemental health insurance coverage for PMR’s who are NAPUS members begins May 1st and continues through June 30th.

Coverage effective dates:
Applications received by 5/15/08 are 6/1/08
by 6/15/08 are 7/1/08
by 7/15/08 are 8/1/08

There are now three new levels of coverage available to accommodate everyone’s budget and healthcare needs. Here are some of the highlights of these new health insurance plans:

· Office visits increased to $80.00
· Number of office visits increased
· X-Ray and Lab Benefits increased
· Wellness Visits, Well Baby Visits, Emergency Room Sickness Benefits, Intensive Care & Ambulance added to the Express Plan
· Life Insurance added, $10,000 for member and $5,000 for each family member

Monthly Premiums

Priority Express Express Plus
Member $94.61 $119.36 $139.03
Member + Spouse $160.95 $206.37 $240.13
Member + Child(ren) $139.39 $177.93 $219.79
Member + Family $202.37 $265.84 $325.93

When you click on the PMR Health Benefit Plan, you will be linked to specially designed presentation website. There, you will find presentations complete with narration to help educate you on the benefit plans. There’s even a special presentation on Health Insurance Strategies that you can’t miss.

You will also find application forms, benefit outlines and disclosures, which can be conveniently printed and submitted. WWW.BJA-NAPUS.COM

Call 1-877-817-4805 for your enrollment kit today!

Dear NAPUS Postmaster:

In May of 2006, the board of directors voted on and elected to offer PMRs a limited health benefit plan through Transamerica Worksite Marketing with an open season period starting in August 2006.
Marketing of the plan consisted of mailing an enrollment kit to every member & non-member PMR, National Convention Representation and an announcement with August issue of the Postmaster Gazette. The results of the marketing campaign were disappointing and only few hundred new members were added. During a recent discussion with Ken Engstrom, NAPUS Executive Director, we suspect, for numerous reasons, that the enrollment kits did not reach the PMRs as intended. I have provided this program to another Postal Association and had great results. So in addition to the previous efforts, I would like to try a few new avenues to help NAPUS increase the PMR membership.
During the next few months, I will design new communication pieces for the PMR Health Benefit Program. I will then email those pieces to the state editors so they can forward to their membership. With the cooperation of the NAPUS Postmaster, the communication pieces can be easily printed and handed to their respective PMR to create awareness of the PMR Health Benefit Program and add value to being a member of NAPUS. Here’s a reminder, new members do not have to wait for open season to enroll in the NAPUS PMR Health Benefit Program;

Eligibility Requirements

Eligibility requirement for postmaster reliefs to enroll in the NAPUS Postmaster Relief Health Plan are as follows:

• You must be a member in good standing of NAPUS to apply for coverage.

• If you are a new NAPUS member, there is a 45-day waiting period before a new membe is eligible for the plan.

• After the 45-day waiting period, new NAPUS members have 30 days to elect coverage in the Plan or must wait until the next open enrollment period.

The first PMR communication piece is attached in a WORD file. If you have trouble opening the document, please reply and I will send it in a different format.

Sincerely,
Bill Judge, LUTCF

Paper Application to join NAPUS http://www.napus.org/joinus/1187.pdf

Web link for online enrollment to join NAPUS http://www.napus.org/joinus/form1187.htm

PMR Health Benefit Plan Website http://www.gisconline.com/napus
If you have any other questions, ideas, or comments please feel free call me 800-606-1071.
Sincerely,
Bill Judge