We sent you Benefits Administration Letter (BAL) 00-201 dated January 10, 2000, advising you that the Guam Memorial Health Plan, enrollment code ZA, had lost its contract with the Guam Memorial Hospital, and that we were authorizing a special open enrollment period during which enrollees could change to another health plan. The special open enrollment period was from January 10, 2000, until February 7, 2000.

We have just been notified by the Guam Memorial Health Plan that, due to recent financial circumstances, they will be withdrawing from the FEHB Program effective February 1, 2000. Therefore, all current enrollees of the Guam Memorial Health Plan must make a new plan selection during this special open enrollment period in order to continue their health insurance coverage. Agencies are asked to be liberal with the cutoff date to ensure that all enrollees who wish to select a new plan have adequate time to do so. The effective date of all changes made during this open season should be made retroactive to the beginning of the first pay period in January.

The Plan will send the enrollees a letter to advise them that they must select another carrier. We have attached a copy of that letter for your information.

Thank you for your cooperation in assisting your enrollees to change carriers.

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Abby L. Block, Chief Insurance Policy    and Information Division

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