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Dear Members,

HEALTH BENEFITS NETWORK PROVIDER UPDATE

Annual enrollment for your 2010 employee benefits is now open and will end on Friday, October 30th at 11:59pm ET/ 8:59 PT, online at https://www.eBenefitsUS.com. Participation is mandatory in order to fulfill two requirements: your employer is now required by law to collect dependent social security numbers, and the Company will only recognize beneficiary designations listed on the benefits website.
 
We have heard from a number of you who reside primarily in states where your network will be changed from BCBS to UHC. In discussions with the company they are unwilling to leave the network choice to the employees in 2010. Therefore, in order that your claims are processed in-network in 2010, you have two options: (1) forward a list of your medical providers to the Company to try to get them enrolled with the new insurance carrier; or, (2) designate a "Benefits Address" with the Company in a state where your preferred network will be in place in 2010. The Company allows you to have two addresses on file, one for Payroll and Residency purposes, and a second one for your Benefits. Your Benefits Address does not impact your state of residency for payroll taxes, but it does drive the insurance network. If this is the option you choose, please be sure to designate an address where you can pick up your new insurance ID cards as all benefits related paperwork will be sent to that address. This will also apply to those who benefit is changing from UHC to BCBS.

Instructions for designating a Benefits Address:

• Go on WINGS http://wings.usairways.com.
• Top blue bar - My HR new - click on it.  There are links at the top of every page (next to the Employee Travel Center, or ETC, link)
• Sign in to wings- You will use your employee number (which is the number starting with "2" on the front of your US Airways badge) as your Username. Your default password to access the system for the first time is the word 'Usa' plus the last four digits of your Social Security Number (example: Usa1234). If you have previously activated your Wings account, use your normal password.
• Near the top - Go to My HR - click on it
• Near left bottom under Navigator - US Airways Employee Self Service - click on it
• On right under Personal Information - My Information - Click on it
• Scroll down through your information and update as appropriate.
• Under Other address - on right - UPDATE - click on it
• Enter info - have to fill in county - click next

If you have problems logging on to Wings, contact US Airways IT Department at 480-693-6029.

• Blue Cross Blue Shield States for 2010: Alaska, Arizona, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia*, Washington, Washington DC

• UnitedHealthcare States for 2010: Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Wisconsin, Wyoming

*West Virginia was incorrectly designated as UHC in the benefits mailing you received from US Airways last month.

If you have any questions contact your In-flight department supervisor or Paul Friskorn at pfrishkorn@afausairways.org.

As always print a copy for your personal records.

Thank you,

Paul H. Frishkorn
AFA EMC Benefits Chairperson
pfrishkiorn@afausairways.org


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AFA Local Numbers
 
Council 41 DCA 703-212-8090
Council 69 BOS 781-289-8454
Council 70 PHL 215-492-0840
Council 82 LGA 315-736-3483
Council 89 CLT 704-527-0325

New Hotline Number Toll Free: 866-USA-AFA2
US AIRWAYS Benefits Information 800-872-4780

Reply to Inflight: askinflight@usairways.com

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