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Open Enrollment Action Guide
For your 2022 Benefits
Welcome to Open Enrollment
CalPERS • The CalPERS PPO plans will have a significant shift in both plan design and cost. CalPERS is consolidating the three PPO
plans down to two plans. The Care and Choice plans are being consolidated into the Platinum plan and the Select plan is
being renamed to Gold. Employees currently in the PERS Choice plan will be moved to the Platinum plan and will see an
increase in premiums listed below. For those employees in the Gold plan (once called the PERS Select) you will see a
significant rate increase. The following amounts are the dollar increase over 2021 rates, the employee will absorb the
entire increase in premiums.
• For a list of rates showing the full employee and County contribution by bargaining unit, please visit
www.buttecounty.net/humanresources/OpenEnrollment.
2022 PERS GOLD Rate Increase
2021 Plan Name 2022 Plan Name Employee Only 2-Party Family
PERS Select PERS Gold $134.56 $269.12 $349.86
PERS Choice PERS Platinum $121.17 $242.34 $315.05
What’s New
CalPERS
Teamsters Teamsters has no changes to the rates this year. There will be a small increase
to the Out of Pocket Maximum for the pharmacy benefit. Please refer to the
updated Benefit Guide for information.
Delta Dental The Delta Dental rates will remain unchanged for the 2022 calendar year, and
there are no changes to the plan designs. As a reminder, you can switch
between Plan A (PPO) and Plan B (Premier) on an annual basis, but your
participation in the dental program is a 2 year commitment. Keep in mind,
many providers in the Butte County area dropped their PPO contract with
Delta Dental. If your dentist is no longer a PPO dentist and you want to
continue to see them, you may want to strongly consider moving to Plan B
(Premier).
Vision Benefits There are no changes to the VSP rates or plan design for 2022. As a reminder,
your election into VSP is a 2 year commitment.
2021 September—October
S M T W T F S
12 13 14 15 16 17 18
19 20 21 22 23 24 25
26 27 28 29 30 1 2
3 4 5 6 7 8 9
10 11 12 13 14 15 16
17 18 19 20 21 22 23
2021 Plan 2022 Plan
PERS Care Platinum Plan
PERS Choice Platinum Plan
PERS Select Gold Plan
Open Enrollment Calendar
What’s New
Long Term Disability (LTD) Enrollment into the LTD plan is automatic for County employees and appears as a deduction on most paychecks. This
amount is calculated on your current annual income as of September 1st each year. There is an increase in the rate this year
and if your annual income has increased, you will also see an increase in the total payroll deduction for the increased
benefit.
The rate increased 7% from last year ($.02 increase for every $100 of monthly payroll). As an example, if you are making
$50,000 per year, you are currently paying $12.96 each month for Long Term Disability coverage. Starting in January, that
deduction will increase to $13.88.
Voluntary Life Rates Our Voluntary Life Rates will remain the same for 2022, however, keep in mind that our rates are based on 5 year age
brackets. If you saw a significant birthday this year (30, 35, 40, etc.), you will see an increase based on your age as of January
1st.
Flexible Spending Accounts
Reminders
EASE If you are making changes to your benefits, including re-enrolling in the Flexible Spending Account, you must log into EASE
and make your changes online. Instructions for logging in and retrieving your password are found on page 7 of this Action
Guide. As a reminder, all correspondence from Ease is sent to your Butte County email address.
NOTE—if you do not “complete” your enrollment in EASE (see page 8) any elections you started but did not finish will not be
processed.
Mid-Year Changes
Cash-Back Clarification/Compliance
Health Benefit Fair and Help Sessions
Additional Contact Information
my.calpers.ca.gov - Research and compare available health plans and review side by side benefit costs
Anthem Blue Cross Member Services (877) PERS-PPO or (877) 737-7776
https://www.anthem.com/ca/calpers
Blue Shield of California (800) 334-5847
https://blueshieldca10-prod.modolabs.net
PORAC (800) 288-6928
http://ibtofporac.org
Northern California General Teamsters Security Fund (NCGTSF) Delta Health Systems (800) 422-6099
www.deltahealthsystems.com
Date Time Zoom Room Topic Focus
September 21 10am—11am Meeting ID: 881 7556 5105 Passcode: 637535
General
September 29 12pm—1pm Meeting ID: 836 7424 5502 Passcode: 425357
Flexible Spending Accounts
October 7 3pm—4pm Meeting ID: 819 5146 7469 Passcode: 693801
General
October 14 10am—11am Meeting ID: 882 9717 3427 Passcode: 919424
General
Ease Enrollment
Once logged in, you will have the option to start your open enrollment
You can update your dependents, update beneficiaries and review plan options. Simply click from one step to the next by selecting “Next” from each screen.
The cost of your benefits are reflected per month (not per paycheck). As you make your selections, you can see how it impacts your total payroll deductions. Make sure to carefully review your selection before you move to the next screen. Once you reach the end, you will be asked to electronically sign your election. Your enrollment is not complete until you have completed the signature step of en-rollment. If you would like to print a confirmation statement, you can also print a statement through the EASE system.
Please plan on attending a County Virtual Benefit Fair.
Review the Butte County Employee Benefit Guide which highlights all of your benefit
options for the 2022 plan year. The Benefit Guide can be found on the Butte County
Open Enrollment site at www.buttecounty.net/humanresources/OpenEnrollment
You will make all of your benefit elections online. Login to EASE to verify your personal
information, elect, decline, make changes, or terminate benefits. Ease login instructions
are located on the previous page. Make sure you complete the enrollment process with
a e-signature. Without the e-signature, your enrollment will not be considered
“complete” and your changes will be discarded.
Employees electing Cash-Back will need to complete a separate form (can be found in
the Documents section of Ease and on the County website) and provide supporting
documentation for proof of other qualified coverage.
Employees adding new dependents will be required to submit supporting
documentation (ie. Marriage certificate, birth certificate). Please turn in this
documentation to Human Resources. If you are a Teamsters member, you will receive a
request in the mail for documentation directly from Delta Health Systems, on behalf of
the Northern California General Teamsters Security Fund, following Open Enrollment. If
you do not provide the proper documentation to DHS in the required timeframe, your
dependents will not be covered as of January 1, 2022.
Update or identify a beneficiary designation for your life insurance. You may login to
EASE to update your beneficiary as needed.
Don’t forget all open enrollment elections must be completed by 5pm on October 15th
for a January 1, 2022 effective date.
Benefit Fairs provide a
great opportunity to
learn more about our
plan options and ask the
questions most
important to you and
your family.
If you have
questions about
Open Enrollment or
making your 2022
benefit elections,
please visit the EASE
Self-Service Portal at
Buttecounty.Ease.com
Or contact HR at
530-552-3552
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What You Need To Do