• Rate decrease for the Total Health Care plan! - Employee contributions will decrease by -3.3% from last years rates.
• Below Market Rate Increases For All Other Plan Options! – Wayne State has once again been able to contain costs and secure favorable rate increases for all other plan options.
• Online Open Enrollment – The online open enrollment process via the Employee Tab in Pipeline is available for use by Wayne State employees. Enhancements for this year include e-mail notification of online transactions. Try it out!
• Vision Plan Update – Rates are unchanged for 2010.
• Enrollment materials provided on a Compact Disc - This mailing contains all the materials for open enrollment on a convenient Compact Disc. The CD contents include rate schedules, plan information, enrollment materials and links to the HR website for more details on the benefits programs.

If you wish to make a change in your medical or flexible spending account coverage, you must utilize the on-line enrollment process or complete the necessary forms which can be printed from the enclosed CD. If you are not making any changes to your medical plan no action is required, but you should review the 2010 medical plan rates.

Changes to your medical benefits and the
new rates will be effective January 1, 2010.