| SBA Launches New Internet Services |
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SBA is developing Internet Employee Communications Centers designed to enable clients to share important information with employees and their spouses. These custom-developed Internet sites allow an SBA client to make available on a 24/7 basis their Summary Plan Description, frequently requested forms, internet links to their PPOs, an internet link to their pharmacy vendor, and access to a company bulletin board to post information about their own benefit program. |
| Benefits News Articles Online |
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Benefit news articles are available for SBA clients to publish and distribute. These articles are designed to help employees understand their benefits and/or how to properly utilize them. The articles address such topics as defining what is an "out of pocket" expense, what a person must do if they are in an accident, the benefit of utilizing a PPO provider, the importance of reporting "other medical insurance" in which a family member is enrolled, etc. The articles are designed to be used in an employee newsletter. |
| Employee Benefit Fairs |
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SBA's staff continues to participate in "Employee Benefit Fairs" to help the employer communicate important information about their health, dental, and flex benefits. These types of on-site events offer the plan participants the opportunity to meet SBA staff and ask specific and personal questions important to them. |
| Electronic Enrollment |
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SBA clients have the option to implement an on-line electronic enrollment system. The client has the option to either have the employees complete his own enrollment information or to have the eligibility data maintained by some one within the Human Resources Department. |
| View Your Claims History On-Line |
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SBA offers the ability for a plan participant to view his claims history on-line. This optional feature allows an employee to see how a claim was processed, date it was paid, and any amounts applied to the plan's deductible and/or out-of-pocket accumulations. |
| Flexible Spending Accounts with Debit Card |
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SBA offers flexible spending account plans with the Flex ConvenienceCard. A plan participant can make purchases with the credit card and eliminate the filing of claims for reimbursement from his flex account(s). The plan particpant can also view his account balance and transaction history on-line 24/7. The Flex Convenience card is a debit card-like MasterCard that electronically accesses funds held in Flexible Spending Accounts - medical and/or dependent care accounts. The Flex Convenience card can be used nationwide wherever MasterCard is accepted. The card is best used at a pharmacies, medical supply stores, physicians offices, hospitals, chiropractic offices, and child care centers. |
