Smoke signals., May 15, 1998, Benefits, Page 7, Image 7

Benefits
Health Insurance coverage for all tribal members
May 15, 1998
The charts on the right represent tribal members
who use the health insurance programs offered by
the Tribe. A total of 2,472 tribal members in a vari
ety of locations are taking advantage of the health
security programs (28 states and 4 foreign coun
tries). A majority of the members reside out of the
Six County Service Area. By using these pie chart
its easy to see how all members Elders and chil
dren are benefitting.
Health insurance was identified as a primary
need of tribal members in the 1996 survey and com
munity meetings conducted by Tribal Council. We
are now able to accommodate this need by imple
menting the ODS HealthVision programs and the
Standard Dental Program for tribal members, ac
cessible to all members no matter where they live.
This insures fair distribution of resources among
tribal members in different situations and locations.
Health insurance
open enrollment
During the past year we have been enrolling tribal
members into a health insurance program spon
sored by the Tribe. We are now offering vision
and dental insurance, in addition to the ODS medi
cal plan. We are giving tribal members the option
of enrolling in:
the medical plan only
(which includes vision coverage); or
the dental plan only; or
both the medical and dental plan.
We are enrolling Tribal members now for our
next start date of July 1, 1998. If you want to en
roll in either or both of the Tribal Health Plans,
please call Valorie Sheker at the Risk Management
Department to get your enrollment packet (503)
879-2221 or 1-800-442-0346. If you get our voice
mail: please leave your name, telephone number
with area code, and correct address with zip code
so we can send you the correct coverage informa
tion for your location. Please let us know if you
are interested in signing up for one or both of the
health insurance coverages. If you are interested
in enrolling into one or both of the plans for a 71
98 start date, we will need to receive your applica
tion by MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1998. APPLICA
TIONS RECEIVED LATER THAN 61598 WILL
NOT BE ACCEPTED.
Please remember:
1. You need to make a call to the number listed
above to get an enrollment packet.
2. Every tribal member gets their own plan, in
cluding enrolled dependent children.
3. If you are participating in a government-subsidized
program, enrolling in these health plans could
jeopardize your benefits, please call our office for
assistance and clarification in this matter.
4. If you decline to enroll now, you will still be
able to enroll during future "open enrollment''
periods. After July 1, 1998, our next open enroll
ment period would be the fall of 1998 for benefits
beginning January 1, 1999.
For information regarding medical, vision, and
dental insurance coverage available to any tribal
member, please call Valorie Sheker in the Risk
Management Department at 879-2221 or 1-800-442-0346.
All Members Medical and Vision
1454 Members
Outside
Six County
Service Area
-A 7
899 Members
Six County
Service Area
Members 64 and Under Medical and Vision
187 Members
Grand Ronde,
Willamina,
Sheridan
715 Members
Outside
Oregon
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551 Members
Other
Six County
Service Areas
562 Members
Other Oregon
Counties
All Elders (65 and Over) Medical, Vision and Dental
25 Elders
Outside Oregon
30 Elders
Other
Six County
Service Areas
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V
28 Elders
Grand Ronde,
Willamina,
Sheridan
42 Elders
Other Oregon Counties