Health Care Open Enrollment October 27-December 5

Eligible hourly employees will be asked to select their medical coverage between October 27 and December 5. Those eligible will receive mailings to their home address with information on the open enrollment.

This special open enrollment was prompted because additional employee co-pays will go into effect January 1, 2004. Therefore, those impacted will have an opportunity to switch to the low-cost provider. If you are currently on the low-cost plan (Selections), you are not eligible to change plans until the regular open enrollment in May.

Eligible employees can choose from the following three medical plans:
· Boeing Traditional Medical Plan (Regence BlueShield);
· Group Health Cooperative HMO;
· Selections (Regence BlueShield).
Coverage selected will go into effect on January 1, 2004.

Monthly contributions for Traditional Medical Plan effective 1/1/04:	Group Health monthly contributions effective 1/1/04:
Employee only: $36	Employee only : $10
Employee +spouse: $72	Employee & Spouse: $20
Employee + child: $72	Employee & Spouse: $20
Family: $108	Family: $30

Study the plans carefully before selecting coverage. Be sure to review how different plans affect your out-of-pocket costs. Check personalized lists of network providers to see which networks your doctor is in ­ many are in more than one. The Union is not recommending a specific plan; the decision is up to the individual.

For more information on the various plans or to select coverage, visit: http://resources.hewitt.com/boeing or call 1-888-747-2016. Access specific information on the Traditional Plan or Selections at www.wa.regence.com/boeing.

Service/Care	Traditional	Selections CCP	Group Health HMO
Employee monthly contributions required 1/1/04 Employee Only Employee & Spouse Employee & Children Employee, spouse & children	$36 $72 $72 $108	0 0 0 0	$10 $20 $20 $30
Office visits (network)	$15 co-pay visit	$10 co-pay per visit	$10 co-pay per visit
Deductible	$200/individual/$600 family - combined net-work/non-network	None if within network $400 per individual if non-network used	None
Preventive Care	100% to plan limits	100% to plan schedule	100% to plan schedule
Most other network services	95% after deductible (incl. maternity physician charges)	100%	100%
Network hospital services	100% after deductible	100%	100%
Non-network services	60% after deductible	60% after deductible	Not covered except for emergencies
Vision services	$15 co-pay for exam at VSP provider. Schedule of allowance for glasses & contact lenses	$10 co-pay for exam. Schedule of allowance for glasses & contact lenses	$10 co-pay for exam. $150 allowance per pair of glasses or contact lenses
Prescription Coverage Retail (up to 34 days) Generic Brand name formulary Brand name nonformulary Mail Service (Up to 90 days) Generic Brand name formulary Brand name non-formulary	$5 co-pay $15 co-pay $30 co-pay   $10 co-pay $30 co-pay $60 co-pay	$5 co-pay $15 co-pay $30 co-pay $10 co-pay $30 co-pay $60 co-pay	$5-copay $15 co-pay --   $10 co-pay $30 co-pay --