This year marks the debut of a new UAB employee benefit: vision insurance provided by Vision Services Plan (VSP).

Those employees who enrolled in this plan were covered by it effective Jan. 1. And, using it is simple – employees will not receive an identification card. Instead, those who go to an eye-care provider that accepts VSP are able to file and confirm on site.?Call VSP at 1-800-877-7195 for assistance with non-VSP providers.?

Only new enrollees or those employees who had changes in their coverage will get new medical, dental and/or flexible spending account (FSA) identification cards.?Employees who were in the FSA plan during 2006 will have their 2007 election loaded on their existing flex cards.?

Need to know more about your benefits? Visit www.uab.edu/benefits to get information, phone numbers and Web addresses of all UAB benefit providers.