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November 9, 2009: Anthem Vision Open Enrollment Ending Soon!

October 13, 2009: Long-Term Care Insurance Open Enrollment

October 6, 2009: Training Opportunities The following training opportunities are currently available.

October 2, 2009: Anthem Vision Open Enrollment

September 29, 2009: MSECCA 2009 Kickoff Tomorrow!

September 2, 2009: Training Opportunities The following training opportunities are currently available.

July 24, 2009: Training Opportunities The following training opportunities are currently available.

June 26, 2009: Training Opportunities The following training opportunities are currently available.

June 12, 2009: MaineDOT Advisory To Maine State Employees Who Travel I-295

May 29, 2009: Training Opportunities The following training opportunities are currently available.

May 21, 2009: Announcement of Annual Open Enrollment for Health and Dental Plans for active employees only

May 8, 2009: Commute Another Way Week, May 11-15

May 5, 2009: Training Opportunities The following training opportunities are currently available.

April 13, 2009: Disability Prevention Services Training for May, 2009 These classes are offered as an employee health benefit. There is no cost to your department. You invest the time, we provide the learning opportunity.

March 31, 2009: Employee Health & Benefits Pre-Retirement Seminar The Employee Health and Benefits Division will be once again sponsoring Pre-Retirement Seminars.

March 24, 2009: Training Opportunities The following training opportunities are currently available.

March 18, 2009: Disability Prevention Services Training for April, 2009 These classes are offered as an employee health benefit. There is no cost to your department. You invest the time, we provide the learning opportunity.

March 4, 2009: Statewide Update – Final MSECCA Campaign Results

February 24, 2009: Training Opportunities The following training opportunities are currently available.

February 24, 2009: Disability Prevention Services Training for March, 2009 These classes are offered as an employee health benefit. There is no cost to your department. You invest the time, we provide the learning opportunity.

February 2, 2009: State Employee Health Commission - Consumer Healthcare Opinion Survey Tell us what you think.

January 30, 2009: Health Insurance Plan Information

January 28, 2009: Training Opportunities The following training opportunities are currently available.

January 16, 2009: Disability Prevention Services Training for February, 2009 These classes are offered as an employee health benefit. There is no cost to your department. You invest the time, we provide the learning opportunity.

January 5, 2009: Disability Prevention Services Training for January, 2009 These classes are offered as an employee health benefit. There is no cost to your department. You invest the time, we provide the learning opportunity.

December 30, 2008: Training Opportunities The following training opportunities are currently available

December 19, 2008: Training Opportunities The following training opportunities are currently available.

December 2, 2008: Open Enrollment Is Ending Soon!

November 19, 2008: Disability Prevention Services Training for December 2008 These classes are offered as an employee health benefit. There is no cost to your department. You invest the time, we provide the learning opportunity.

November 14, 2008: Open Enrollment: Medical & Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts Open Enrollment for 2009 Now through Friday, December 12, 2008.

November 4, 2008: Training Opportunities The following training opportunities are currently available.

October 31, 2008: On-Line Statutes Updated

October 28, 2008: Disability Prevention Services Training for November 2008 These classes are offered as an employee health benefit. There is no cost to your department. You invest the time, we provide the learning opportunity.

October 20, 2008: Anthem Vision Open Enrollment Ending Soon!

October 14, 2008: Additional Disability Prevention Services Training in October 2008 We have added classes to the October schedule!!

October 8, 2008: Maine State Employees Combined Charitable Appeal 2008

October 3, 2008: Training Opportunities The following training opportunities are currently available.

September 30, 2008: Health Insurance Plan Information

September 30, 2008: Anthem Vision Open Enrollment The State Employee Health Commission announces the Open Enrollment for the Anthem Vision Plan.

September 29, 2008: Health Benefit Changes

September 18, 2008: Disability Prevention Services Training for October 2008 These classes are offered as an employee health benefit. There is no cost to your department. You invest the time, we provide the learning opportunity.

September 5, 2008: National Preparedness Month - ARC Workshop

August 14, 2008: Disability Prevention Services Training for September 2008 These classes are offered as an employee health benefit. There is no cost to your department. You invest the time, we provide the learning opportunity.

August 14, 2008: Development Opportunities Update There are seats still available in the following opportunities.

July 28, 2008: Announcement of Health Plan Benefit Adjustments Effective October 1, 2008

July 17, 2008: Development Opportunities Update There are seats still available in the following opportunities.

July 9, 2008: Disability Prevention Services Training for August 2008 These classes are offered as an employee health benefit. There is no cost to your department. You invest the time, we provide the learning opportunity.

July 1, 2008: Laws of Maine as enacted by the Second Regular Session and First Special Session of the 123rd Legislature are now available on-line

June 26, 2008: State of Maine Deferred Compensation Newsletter

June 13, 2008: Disability Prevention Services Training for July 2008 These classes are offered as an employee health benefit. There is no cost to your department. You invest the time, we provide the learning opportunity.

June 13, 2008: I-295 Southbound Closure Between Gardiner and Topsham Begins Monday, June 16

June 5, 2008: How can you save for your children, grandchildren and/or a relative for a college education and still save for retirement?

June 4, 2008: "Take It Outside" Natural History Series at the Pine Tree State Arboretum

May 29, 2008: Development Opportunities Update There are seats still available in the following opportunities.

May 22, 2008: Memorial Day Weekend Traffic Alert I-295 Topsham/Brunswick Project Crews Continue Working throughout Memorial Day Weekend.

May 20, 2008: Annual Enrollment and Rate Change Notice Annual enrollment and rate notice for your health and dental plans.

May 20, 2008: Disability Prevention Services Training for June 2008 These classes are offered as an employee health benefit. There is no cost to your department. You invest the time, we provide the learning opportunity.

May 13, 2008: GO MAINE Commuter Connections GO MAINE has the carpool solutions to help you get to work and beat high gas prices!

May 6, 2008: Disability Prevention Services Training in Northern Maine

April 30, 2008: Commute Another Way Week - May 12-16

April 10, 2008: Disability Prevention Services Training for May These classes are offered as an employee health benefit. There is no cost to your department. You invest the time, we provide the learning opportunity.

April 8, 2008: National Employee Health and Fitness Day May 21, 2008: Come walk with your co-workers and friends to celebrate National Employee Health and Fitness Day.

April 7, 2008: Employee Health and Benefits Pre-retirement Seminars

March 17, 2008: Development Opportunities Update There are seats available in the following development opportunities.

March 6, 2008: State of Maine Deferred Compensation Newsletter

March 4, 2008: Disability Prevention Services Training for April, 2008 These classes are offered as an employee health benefit. There is no cost to your department. You invest the time, we provide the learning opportunity.

February 20, 2008: State Employee Health Commission - Consumer Healthcare Opinion Survey

February 6, 2008: Deadline Extended for New Health Program from the State Employee Health Commission

January 31, 2008: Development Opportunities Update There are seats available in the following development opportunities.

January 23, 2008: Disability Prevention Services Training for March 2008 These classes are offered as an employee health benefit. There is no cost to your department. You invest the time, we provide the learning opportunity.

January 11, 2008: Disability Prevention Services Training for February 2008 These classes are offered as an employee health benefit. There is no cost to your department. You invest the time, we provide the learning opportunity.

January 4, 2008: Health Insurance Plan Information The Maine Health Management Coalition has recently updated its website for Maine hospital ratings.

January 2, 2008: Wellness Centers Expand Membership Great News for State Employees and Their Spouses/Domestic Partners Who Live and Work in the Augusta/Bangor Areas!

January 2, 2008: Disability Prevention Services Training for January 2008 These classes are offered as an employee health benefit. There is no cost to your department. You invest the time, we provide the learning opportunity.

January 2, 2008: January Development Opportunities There are seats available in the following January 2008 development opportunities.

December 21, 2007: On-Line Version of Maine Revised Statutes Updated The on-line version of the Maine Revised Statutes is now available.

December 13, 2007: Flex Spending Annual Enrollment ends Friday! The Annual Enrollment for the Medical & Dependent Care Spending Accounts for 2008 Ends Friday, December 14, 2007!

December 4, 2007: Deferred Compensation Quarterly Newsletter

November 29, 2007: December Development Opportunities There are seats available in the following December 2007 development opportunities.

November 21, 2007: Free Fare Fridays and GO Maine Governor John Baldacci, the MaineDOT and participating transit organizations are initiating a program designed to help beat the rising cost of gas and re-introduce Mainers to their local bus service.

November 13, 2007: Flexible Spending Open Enrollment Begins

November 1, 2007: Disability Prevention Training for November

November 1, 2007: Employee Health and Benefits Pre-retirement Seminar Employee Health & Benefits is sponsoring pre-retirement seminars in Bangor and Portland.

October 26, 2007: New Health Program from the State Employee Health Commission

October 24, 2007: Employee Health & Benefits Pre-retirement Seminar Employee Health & Benefits is sponsoring pre-retirement seminars in Portland and Augusta.

October 24, 2007: November Development Opportunities There are seats available in the following November 2007 development opportunities.

October 24, 2007: Vision Open Enrollment Ending Soon The last day applications will be accepted for the Anthem VISION open enrollment is October 31, 2007.

October 16, 2007: Flu Shot Clinic Schedules Maine State Government and Anthem BC/BS are teaming up again this year to bring seasonal flu shots to state employee worksites.

September 28, 2007: Open Enrollment for the Anthem Vision Plan The State Employee Health Commission announces the Open Enrollment for the Anthem Vision Plan.

September 25, 2007: October Development Opportunities There are seats available in the following October 2007 development opportunities.

September 24, 2007: Disability Prevention Services Training in Presque Isle and Caribou These classes are offered as an employee health benefit. There is no cost to your department. You invest the time. We provide the learning opportunity.

September 24, 2007: 2007 Maine State Employees Combined Charitable Appeal Kickoff

September 13, 2007: State Program Offers Free Disposal of Banned, Unusable Pesticides in October Many Maine citizens may be living unaware of a quiet crisis lurking in or near their homes.

August 31, 2007: MaineDOT Alert for Bangor Area State Employees MaineDOT will soon begin a series of major road and bridge improvement projects along the I-95/I-395 corridor in the Bangor area.

August 31, 2007: September Development Opportunities There are seats available in the following September 2007 development opportunities.

August 31, 2007: Disability Prevention Education Calendar for 2007-2008 Disability Prevention Education is an educational service available to all State employees provided by Employee Health and Benefits and Workers Compensation. This education is designed to help employees improve awareness about ergonomics, injuries and injury management, prevention of these injuries, as well as overall health and wellness.

July 27, 2007: August Development Opportunities There are seats available in the following August 2007 development opportunities.

July 16, 2007: Health Insurance Plan Information The Maine Health Management Coalition has recently updated its website for Maine hospital ratings.

June 29, 2007: Travel Info from MaineDOT to Central Maine Area State Employees

June 21, 2007: July Development Opportunities There are seats available in the following July 2007 development opportunities.

June 18, 2007: Disability Prevention Training Services Summer Schedule These classes are offered as an employee health benefit. There is no cost to your department. You invest the time, we provide the learning opportunity.

June 14, 2007: Deferred Compensation Quarterly Newsletter We are pleased to provide you with this Special Edition of Charting Your Course - the State of Maine Deferred Compensation Plan newsletter.

May 30, 2007: Health and Dental Annual Enrollment Period Notice

May 29, 2007: Wellness Center Information You now have three great locations for meeting your health and fitness needs that are completely free to you as a State employee.

May 23, 2007: June Development Opportunities There are seats available in the following June 2007 development opportunities.

May 23, 2007: Group Health Plan Information The State Employee Health Commission is pleased to announce several new features to the group health plan effective July 1, 2007.

May 10, 2007: Disability Prevention Services Training in Caribou These classes are offered as an employee health benefit. There is no cost to your department. You invest the time, we provide the learning opportunity.

May 9, 2007: Information on Deferred Compensation Benefit The Deferred Compensation Plan newsletters are now available.

April 25, 2007: May Development Opportunities There are seats available in the following May 2007 development opportunities.

April 24, 2007: Disability Prevention Services Training for May 2007 These classes are offered as an employee health benefit. There is no cost to your department. You invest the time, we provide the learning opportunity.

April 17, 2007: Commute Another Way Day 2007 Consider participating in this year’s Commute Another Way Day! which has been expanded this year to a whole week, from May 14 – 18, 2007.

March 26, 2007: April and May Development Opportunities There are seats available in the following April and May 2007 development opportunities.

March 19, 2007: Disability Prevention and Training Services for April 2007 These classes are offered as an employee health benefit. There is no cost to your department. You invest the time, we provide the learning opportunity.

March 8, 2007: Quality of Library Services Survey We want to get a better idea of how we are providing library services to fellow state employees. Your participation in an online survey will be very important.

February 23, 2007: Disability Prevention Services Training - March 2007 These classes are offered as an employee health benefit. There is no cost to your department. You invest the time, we provide the learning opportunity.

February 23, 2007: Partners in Learning - Development Opportunities for March 2007 There are still seats available in the following March 2007 development opportunities

January 30, 2007: Disability Prevention Services Training for February 2007

January 24, 2007: 2008 Holiday Schedule

January 4, 2007: Employee Health & Benefits Preferred Hospital List Effective January 1, 2007 The State Employee Health Commission is pleased to announce the revised preferred hospital list effective January 1, 2007.

December 29, 2006: Employee Suggestion Program The new Employee Suggestion Awards Program (ESAP) is available on the Bureau of Human Resources (BHR) homepage.

December 29, 2006: Disability Prevention Services Training Calendar for January 2007

December 29, 2006: Remembrance of Former President Gerald Ford

December 22, 2006: State Employee Health Commission Announces New Program for Diabetes Education

December 21, 2006: Medical and Dependent Care Reimbursement Accounts – Annual Enrollment is Ending Soon! Open Enrollment for 2007 Deadline is 12:00 noon on December 28, 2006

December 8, 2006: Computer Training Opportunities

December 8, 2006: Disability Prevention Services Training These classes are offered as an employee health benefit.

November 28, 2006: Disability Prevention Services Training These classes are offered as an employee health benefit.

November 28, 2006: Flu Shot Clinics

November 27, 2006: Open Enrollment for Flexible Spending Accounts

November 22, 2006: Computer Training Opportunity There are still seats available in Excel Level IV.

November 15, 2006: Flu Clinics for State of Maine Employees

November 9, 2006: 2006 Maine State Employees' Combined Charitable Appeal (MSECCA) Update

November 8, 2006: Information on Deferred Compensation Benefit

November 6, 2006: Flu Shot Clinics Postponed Employee Flu Shot Clinics scheduled for the weeks of November 13 and November 20 have been postponed.

October 30, 2006: Fall 2006 Ratewatcher Telecom Guide The Fall 2006 Ratewatcher Telecom Guide is now available.

October 23, 2006: Flu Shot Clinic Schedules Maine State Government and Anthem BC/BS are teaming up again this year to bring seasonal flu shots to state employee worksites.

October 18, 2006: Health Care Quality Info from the State Employee Health Commission

September 27, 2006: Staff Development Opportunities There are still seats available in the following October 2006 development opportunities.

September 26, 2006: Open Enrollment for Anthem Vision Plan The State Employee Health Commission announces the Open Enrollment for the Anthem Vision Plan.

September 7, 2006: 2006 Maine State Employee's Combined Charitable Appeal (MSECCA) Please join First Lady Karen Baldacci, the MSECCA team of volunteers and federation representatives, as we kickoff the 2006 MSECCA campaign!

September 7, 2006: Sign Up for New GO MAINE Vanpool Service GO MAINE is expanding express commuter vanpool service to more routes throughout Maine.

September 5, 2006: September Development Opportunities There are still seats available in the following September 2006 development opportunities.

July 10, 2006: Parking Lot and Roadway Upgrades at State House Complex Parking Lot A in the State House complex (adjacent to the State House) will be closed for several months in order to install traffic and pedestrian safety improvements.

June 29, 2006: 30% Off - Summer Sale on Microsoft Office Word and Excel Courses - New Class Dates Added Summer is finally here and its time for those of us in state government to catch up on all those things we have been needing to get done. How about catching up on some skills in Microsoft Office Word and Excel?

May 31, 2006: Annual Enrollment for Health and Dental Plans

May 22, 2006: Commute Another Way Day 2006 Maine's annual commuter transportation event will be back again on Wednesday, June 7, 2006.

April 20, 2006: Disability Prevention Services Training

April 14, 2006: Cross Training Lab Classes in Microsoft Office Word for April, May, and June 2006

April 3, 2006: Health Plan Changes Effective 7/1/06 The State Employee Health Commission is pleased to announce that the State employee health plan will be introducing two enhancements to the Point of Service Plan effective July 1, 2006.

April 3, 2006: Cross Building Computer Classes, April to June 2006

February 23, 2006: 2007 Holiday Schedule

September 30, 2005: DHHS Technology Team and State Library Webmaster Receive MERIT Awards

August 29, 2005: GO Maine Commuter Connections Fast, money-saving commuter options available to state employees

July 21, 2005: Health Plan and Rate Changes Effective 9/1/05

June 14, 2005: Anthem Rewards The Maine State Employee Health Commission wants to help play an active role in promoting your good health. Anthem Rewards is designed to encourage healthier lifestyles.

June 1, 2005: Town Meeting E-Mail Forum on IT Governance

May 25, 2005: IT Governance Deployment Strategy and Process

May 18, 2005: Central Payroll Update The Central Payroll Division in the Office of the State Controller has a number of initiatives in progress and would like to take this opportunity to provide you with an update.

March 17, 2005: 2006 Holiday Schedule

February 17, 2005: Consolidation and Centralization Update

February 10, 2005: Consolidation and Centralization of Backbone Services

February 10, 2005: Enterprise-wide Approach to Managing the Internal Services of Maine State Government (Service Center Timeline)

January 18, 2001: Capitol Complex Smoking Policy