Reminder: Halfway Through Benefit Enrollment – Have You Completed Yours?

We are halfway through our benefit enrollment period and only a third of you have completed your enrollment! What are you waiting for? Remember if you have any questions or need assistance, don’t hesitate to contact Juliette Houseman, contact Juliette Houseman, Benefits Specialist, at ext. 14315.

Also of note, new additions to our health insurance plans for 2016-17:

• Annual eye exams will be covered at 100%.
• Hearing exams will also be covered at 100%, and insurance will cover up to $2,500 towards hearing aids every 3 years.

Our annual benefit enrollment is open to all full-time and 96-day employees from April 1 through April 30, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. for the 2016-17 year benefit year, which begins July 1, 2016. Full-time employees may enroll in health and dental insurance and medical flex spending plans, while part-time staff (96-day) may enroll in the medical flex spending plan. (Note: This enrollment period is not for enrollment in the dependent care plan, which is done in November.) We will need your enrollment selections even if you choose not to make any changes to your benefits for next year. This is the time that you can add and/or drop family members to your health and dental plans without a life event or change of status. 

Enrollment can be completed through the Employee Online tab on the Employee Dashboard. If you are having trouble enrolling, log out of Employee Online and then log in before you start the enrollment process. This helpful tip and more can be found in the enrollment instructions document, which now includes how to print off your benefit statement!

VOYA Life Insurance Enrollment 

During our annual benefit enrollment, employees who didn’t opt for additional life insurance coverage through VOYA can also enroll. Complete the enrollment form and submit it to Juliette Houseman, Benefits Specialist. Existing employees who are enrolling for the first time will be required to fill out an Evidence of Insurability form. Existing employees who are already enrolled but who want to increase their coverage may also do so at this time. Existing employees may increase their coverage, but if they choose to increase it over $10,000, they will be required to fill out an Evidence of Insurability form. Enrollment will be during April but will be effective on July 1, 2016.

If you have any questions, contact Juliette Houseman, Benefits Specialist, at ext. 14315.