Enrollment for 2010 FSAs begins: November 8, 2010
Enrollment ends: December 26, 2010 (5:00 p.m. CT)
Enrollments are effective: January 1, 2011
Who Can Enroll
Only career employees are eligible to enroll in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for 2011.
How to Enroll
Don’t wait until the last minute to enroll.
To use the Web — the easiest way to use PostalEASE — access the system in any of these ways:
n On the Internet at https://liteblue.usps.gov. Under “Employee Self Service,” select PostalEASE.
n At an employee self-service kiosk.
n On the Intranet at http://blue.usps.gov. Under “Employee Resources,” select PostalEASE.
To use the telephone, call the Employee Service Line at 877-477-3273.
If you cannot successfully complete your transaction using PostalEASE because of a medical condition or other reason, contact the Human Resources Shared Services Center (HRSSC) for assistance.
How to Get Your USPS® Personal Identification Number (PIN)
To use PostalEASE, you must enter your Employee Identification Number (EIN) and USPS PIN. If you don’t know your USPS PIN, you can get it any one of these ways:
n Go to https://liteblue.usps.gov and click Forget Your PIN? Enter your eight-digit EIN (printed at the top of your earnings statement). Choose a new PIN immediately with Self-Service PIN Reset — just follow the instructions.
n Go to the Postal Service™ Intranet Blue page: under “Employee Resources,” click Employee Self-Service, then PostalEASE, and follow the instructions.
n Go to an employee self-service kiosk and follow the instructions.
n Dial 877-477-3273 and press 1. When prompted, enter your EIN. When prompted for your PIN, pause, then press 2. Your USPS PIN will be mailed to your address of record the next business day.
Changes to the Health Care FSA as Required by the 2010 Affordable Care Act
n For the 2010 and 2011 Health Care FSA: Effective January 1, 2011, for both the 2011 Health Care FSA and for the grace period for the 2010 Health Care FSA, over-the-counter (OTC) medicines or drugs are not eligible for reimbursement unless you have a prescription from your health care provider. (The only exception is insulin, which continues to be eligible without a prescription. Also, supplies such as bandages, contact lens supplies and solutions, first aid supplies, and reading glasses continue to be eligible without a prescription.)
n For the 2011 Health Care FSA: Children who are not your dependents are qualified dependents, but only until December 31 of the year before the year in which they turn age 27. “Children” include your natural children, stepchildren, adopted children, eligible foster children, or children who are placed with you for legal adoption. Note: Because qualified dependent status for nondependent children ends under this new rule on December 31 of the year before the year of a child’s 27th birthday, you may only claim eligible expenses for services or items received by or for your child on or before December 31 of the year before the year of your child’s 27th birthday. This means that if you end that year with an available balance in your FSA, you may not claim expenses for that child that are incurred during the normal January 1 through March 15 grace period in the following year. Qualified dependents also include your natural born or adopted children (or if you are divorced, you or your ex-spouse) who you may claim as a dependent on your federal tax return.
New Address and Fax Number for FSA Claims
The new fax number is 915-231-1709 and the new address is:
United Healthcare
FSA Customer Service Center
PO Box 981506
El Paso, TX 79998-1506
Details Are in the Mail
A leaflet and a brochure, FSA BK1, Flexible Spending Accounts, with a PostalEASE FSA worksheet included, are being mailed to all career employees. If you do not receive yours by November 29, 2010, find it posted online at http://liteblue.usps.gov or contact the HRSSC.
Questions
Hotline for FSA questions: 800-842-2026.
Employees who are deaf or hard of hearing may call via 711, the Telecommunications Relay Service (TRS).
Please Post on All Bulletin Boards Through December 26, 2010.
