Enrollment for 2012 FSAs begins: November 7, 2011
Enrollment ends: December 25, 2011 (5:00 p.m. CT)
Enrollments are effective: January 1, 2012
Only career employees are eligible to enroll in flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for 2012.
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 “Essential Links,” 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.
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 “Essential Links,” click 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.
n UnitedHealthcare has begun replacing the blue Consumer Accounts Card with the new white Health Care Spending Card. Both cards work exactly the same and may be used for certain expenses for the Health Care FSA and the Dependent Care FSA.
n You may take your over-the-counter (OTC) prescription to the pharmacist to be filled and have a prescription number assigned, and you may then use the card to pay for it.
n You can now use your Consumer Accounts Card or Health Care Spending Card for some mail order prescription providers, including Caremark and Medco.
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 28, 2011, find it posted online at http://liteblue.usps.gov or contact the HRSSC.
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 25, 2011.
