The benefits office has been receiving calls about the provisions and impact of the recently signed national healthcare bill. The CSU contracts for health coverage (Kaiser, Blue Shield, PERS-CARE, PERS-Choice) through the California Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS), the nation’s second largest purchaser of health care benefits. According to CalPERS, it is too early to fully assess all the impacts of the law and its measures. Visit the CalPERS website at www.calpers.ca.gov/index.jsp?bc=/about/benefits-overview/health/health-reform/home.xml for updates on this issue or register for the CalPERS eNews, a bi-monthly email newsletter, at ww.calpers.ca.gov/index.jsp?bc=/about/esubscriptions/enews/home.xml.