Comments and questions from the feedback web site

On this site you will find the comments and questions submitted through the feedback Web site. Each comment is identified with a REF ID number that was assigned when the comment was submitted to the site. In all cases, the comments have been edited to remove any personally identifiable information. Some comments relate to very specific, individual problems, and in such cases, the individual should call 494-2222 so that Staff Benefits can provide individual help and obtain information that will allow us to correct similar problems for others. These questions are marked by an asterisk (*).

The Faculty Compensation and Benefits Committee, which also has representation from the clerical, service, and administrative/professional staffs, uses submitted comments to identify issues of concern. Then, working in partnership with Staff Benefits, recommendations are made to improve the benefit programs. This includes adding new benefits, changing existing ones, or improving the operation of the current benefit programs.

The current annual cost to the University for the medical benefits is more than $100 million, and costs continue to increase. These costs constrain the University’s ability to add new benefits; however, a main focus of Staff Benefits and FCBC is preventive benefits, which are cost effective over the long term. Included in this category are the Healthy Purdue program, enhanced mental health benefits, the $400 preventive care benefit, and free childhood immunizations.

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REF ID	DATE	Comment
427	11-19-2009	Regarding your Most Popular Links page: http://www.purdue.edu/hr/Benefits/benefitsLinks.html Under the heading "Retirement Links", why isn't there a link to PERF? A great many people who work at Purdue have their retirement covered by PERF. There should be a link to PERF under the Retirement heading on the Most Popular Links page. Not having a link to PERF sort of makes it seem like employees covered by PERF are ignored. It seems to say that employees covered by PERF are not as "important" as employees covered by TIAACREF.
426	11-13-2009	I'm disappointed the health savings account is only offered with one health plan for 2010.
425	11-05-2009	Roth 403(b)? Penn State offers it and so are other universities.
421	10-12-2009	I'm just looking for the deadline for open enrollment for this fall (2009) and can't find it on the web page. The only thing under the 'benefits enrollment' menu item on the left is "New Employees" which I'm not. I've searched and still can't find it. This information is important because I will be out of town during the open enrollment period and want to know when I have to have the forms returned. Thanks.
416	08-29-2009	I came to this site hoping to find a way to increase my voluntary allocation to TIAA-CREF, but after half an hour of searching it doesn't look like I can do that here. I'm disappointed that it appears I've wasted my time. This seems like the type of thing I should be able to do online, but I guess not.
414	08-02-2009	Please don't take away our ability to get one-on-one, face-to-face advice about our investment options. I don't want just a telephone and/or computer program.
413	07-23-2009	The way I heard it under the proposed new plan, there may not be a one-on-one live person for me to talk with for investment advice (not just education). Is this the case? I really value someone to talk to face-to-face and not just a computer program for advice.
412	07-21-2009	I WOULD LOVE TO SEE A 6-9 WEEK PROGRAM DOING EXERCISE IN POOL FOR PURPLE APPLE .SOME OF US WHO ARE OVERWEIGHT AND KNEES BOTHER US ,THIS WOULD BE WONDERFUL EXERCISE !BEFORE WORK OR AFTER 1-2 DAYS A WEEK WOULD BE FUN .
410	07-15-2009	My question concerns flexible spending accounts. Is there any possibility we could go to debit cards with our flex dollars on them at the beginning of each year? It really makes it nice when you go to the doctor, have a prescription, a dental bill, etc. and you just swipe your debit card for payment. If there is a question about a charge on your card, all that you needed to do was mail or fax a copy of the receipt to the FSA people.
407	05-10-2009	What is the anticipated timetable for getting bids on the enhanced retirement plan and for implementation? In other words, when can we anticipate that new choices will be available to us? I didn't see this addressed in the FAQ.
405	05-05-2009	Windows Media Player will not download on the computer. Is there any other way I can get the video or information from it?
404	05-04-2009	Diversification is an important aspect of any balanced plan. As we winessed over the last 12 months or so, true diversification needs to provide opportunities to invest in precious metals and currencies. Whatever the plan, there needs to be an option for investing in gold and also some vehicle such as a foreign bond fund that is not hedged in dollars. I for one would expect an opportunity to benefit from a likely decline in the value of the US dollar. Thank You!
403	05-04-2009	Please don't pick an entity because of the low fee structure, wide ray of options at the cost of selecting a reputable company. I don't want to be forced to allocate my employer contributions to a company like AIG. The Traditional account is the only account since October that has gone up. We need a similar option with the same amount of guarantee with the same amount of interest potential. A money market account is not an equivalent option. I like the structure that is in place now and the new structure is bringing in more layers of bureaucracy.
402	05-04-2009	It seems you are doing a lot of work for the Adm. and Prof. Staff. Why is it that we cannot make contributions to PERF on top of what the university invest for us. I believe other organizations that use PERF allow the employees to make contributions.
399	04-28-2009	I do NOT want a middle man involved, which opens up a greater possibility of my private information being hacked, since it will all be in one place! Can anyone not see this? Does anyone remember who started our economic crisis? It was the money managers, that's who! I DO NOT WANT a MONEY MANAGER. Very Seriously Outraged.
398	04-28-2009	Purdue wants to know what fees are being paid...that's NOT PURDUE"S BUSINESS!! For privacy and protection of personal information, I do NOT want PURDUE knowing about my funds, nor any fees I may or may not pay. BAD IDEA. You are acting like the government...we're not smart enough to make good choices, so you are going to make them for us.
397	04-28-2009	I found the proposal offensive - Purdue believes its employees are too dumb to figure out what they want or need. Over and over it was stated that our choices were confusing, or there were too many options. I don't find them confusing, and there are not too many options. On the contrary, I find our options limited. Secondarily, I do not like someone limiting my options even more. I do not want to be "stuck" choosing one of 5 ways to invest. Yes, that IS what you are proposing...choose one level 1-5. I want all 5 or more!!
395	04-26-2009	I wanted to retire this november, I will have my 85 points,31 years of service and I will be 54, but even though I earned my 85 points I was told that I couldnt retire untill Iam 55, I will then have 86 points, why cant I get full retirement when Iam 54 and have the right amount of points 85?
394	04-23-2009	A number of General Exclusions are listed on p.96 of the Purdue contract with UMR. Specifically excluded under the plan is Assistant Surgeon Services, unless determined to meet the Clinical Eligibility for Coverage by the Plan. I believe Purdue employees should be informed of the General Exclusions in general and the Assistant Surgeon exclusion in particular. Without any due consideration of clinical eligibility, UMR has refused to pay the Assistant Surgeon (who I did not approve) of my radical nephrectomy and has indicated to the provider that I am responsible for the service.
393	04-23-2009	any change in the annuity arrangement contemplated?
392	04-22-2009	Excellent presentation on April 21. The diversity of the panel helped to cover questions and the manner of answering pointed questions was handled well. Mike provided a realistic approach to what all of us should be doing if we expect to reach our financial goals. The expectation that we will have a record-keeper with reasonable fees appears to be well within our reach. Thanks to all task force members for serving.
391	04-22-2009	With the forced compliance of providing dependents confidential information to a contracted third party by Purdue, I will be holding Purdue completely liable and responsible to the furthest extent of the law if my dependents information is compromised in any manner. (...) to say I am concerned is a understatement. This is nothing more than an opportunity for the university to "encourage" employees to seeks insurance elsewhere and leave Purdue, and as a result save money.
390	04-21-2009	What about offering an early retirement package? In an effort to save the University money?
389	04-21-2009	Is this information going to be made available on the website?
388	04-21-2009	There must be options for staff nearing retirement to have the ability to purchase, at a minimum, Certificates of Deposits as opposed to bond funds. The option to purchase individual bonds would also be a nice feature although I understand the complexities related to allowing the purchase of bonds. This allows for retirees and near retirees to have a steady flow of income by laddering CD's over 6-month increments as long as they want.

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