If leaving or recently left: ASAP Checklist. Continually-updated member advice on what to do before losing access to company systems -- and in the following few weeks.

Helping each other with life after HP and HPE. Updates and Q-and-A forum on COBRA and retiree health benefits, annual enrollment, transition to Medicare. Updates and Q-and-A forum on employee stock, 401(k), pensions. TechTalk Group. Operated by volunteers. Not officially endorsed or supported.

Join. If you were formerly a regular, direct employee of HP or HPE -- or are in the process of leaving. Membership is also open to heirs with HP-related stock and to those receiving company benefits -- spouses, partners, dependents, DEC and EDS retirees. No charge, thanks to HPAA members. Join the HP Alumni Association  

Annual Enrollment. We have searchable copies of the HP and HPE Enrollment Guides on the HPAA website. Many changes. Lots packed into the Enrollment Guides. Go through your Guide very carefully -- and mark it up. Even if you have a paper copy, much easier to use if you download the current copy and use Adobe Reader's search feature to find specific words or phrases. Download Enrollment Guides

Pension change. If you have been receiving monthly U.S. pension payments that commenced on or before November 1, 2020 -- your HP, DEC, or EDS pension plan may have been converted from a pension to an annuity, without changing the amount and terms of your benefits. Alumni report that the complete notification did not reach everyone affected. Details: Pension Transition

How many shares of which HP-related companies should I have? Stock

Independent Social Clubs. Virtual events, lunches, picnics, volunteer projects, golf, hiking, cooking, quilting, local tours and theater, camping, travel.  Bay Area   Houston   Oregon    Massachusetts    Southern California

Transitioning to Medicare. HPAA's Medicare Decoder (Whether or not receiving benefits from HP or HPE.) If transitioning to Medicare soon, you have a lot of homework to do!

COBRA health benefits continuation -- including premium assistance under the American Rescue Plan. COBRA discussion and links

"Potential Private Retirement Benefit" letter from Social Security. Reports the last transaction in a benefit plan that you were once enrolled in. If "Type of Benefit" is coded "A" -- in the previous year, you rolled the money into a different plan, bought an annuity, or took the cash. "M" if you left before vesting in that plan. For details, go to https://www.hpalumni.org/PotentialBenefitLetter.

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