| (UnitedHealthcare issued the following on December 19.)
Each year employees have the opportunity to change benefits during the Open Enrollment period. This is held each October for next year’s benefits. As a general rule your benefits will not change from one year to the next unless you return the enrollment form making a change.
This is NOT the case if you wish to opt-out of benefits. Your election to opt-out of benefits must be made each year. If you elected to opt-out of benefits in 2005 and do not return the enrollment form to make that election again for 2006, your coverage will be reinstated on January 1st.
In an effort to minimize any confusion, UnitedHealthcare will mail confirmation statements to all employees shown in their records as electing to opt-out of benefits for 2006. These statements will be mailed in mid December.
If you receive a confirmation statement that you elected to opt-out and that is not your choice or, if you want to opt-out for 2006 but do not receive a confirmation letter by the end of December, you should call UnitedHealthcare at 1-800-842-9905 to make a correction You must call before February 1, 2006; changes will not be allowed after this date. Monday, December 19, 2005
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