November 2, 2016
Update on dental recruiting
Anthem has provided a detailed update on the dental recruiting efforts to date. As employees make final enrollment decisions, this information regarding dental network providers with Anthem will be helpful.
Important reminders about dental:
* It is important that all employees actively enroll for 2017 dental plans or there will be no coverage going forward, not even the preventive dental.
* Enrollment for dental is totally separate this year from the medical plans. Employees will choose a medical plan and who they want to cover, then will be asked to make a separate choice about a dental plan and who they want to cover.
* Instructions for reviewing what dentists are participating in-network can be found at the dedicated open enrollment website. Be sure to search on the "Dental Complete" network as this is the Anthem network that will apply for 2017.
* Instructions are also provided for nominating a non-participating dentist. However, before you nominate a dentist, please review information about the current status of Anthem's recruiting efforts.
Resources available
Questions also may be emailed to hr@purdue.edu or you can contact Customer Service at 765-49-42222. Faculty and staff at the Fort Wayne or Purdue Northwest campuses can contact their Human Resources department for assistance.
Face-to-face assistance
* Today (Nov. 2): Open enrollment lab, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Freehafer Hall, Room 1-5.
* Thursday (Nov. 3): Open enrollment lab, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Freehafer Hall, Room 1-5; live presentation, 1:30-3 p.m., Freehafer Hall, Rooms 2-1 and 2-2.
* Friday (Nov. 4): Open enrollment lab, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Freehafer Hall, Room 1-5.
* Nov. 5: Open enrollment lab, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Freehafer Hall, Room 1-5.
* Nov. 7: Open enrollment lab, 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Freehafer Hall, Room 1-5; open enrollment lab, 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Hampton Hall, Room 3144; live presentation, 2:30-4 p.m., Stewart Center, Room 310.
* Nov. 8: Open enrollment lab, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Freehafer Hall, Room 1-5; live presentation, 9:30-11 a.m., Stewart Center, Room 310.
* Nov. 9: Open enrollment lab, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Freehafer Hall, Room 1-5; open enrollment lab, 12:30-5 p.m., Matthews Hall, Room 301.
* Nov. 10: Open enrollment lab, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Freehafer Hall, Room 1-5.
* Nov. 11: Open enrollment lab, 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Freehafer Hall, Room 1-5.
A complete list of labs and presentations can be found online.
Keep in mind that no changes to benefit selections will be accepted after 6 p.m. EST on Nov. 11 unless there is a qualifying life event (change in family status). The next opportunity to update employee benefits will be during next year's open enrollment timeframe (October 2017).