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2018 Open Enrollment Guide
The 2018 Open Enrollment guide is now available! Please click on the image above to open the document. On the front cover, you can click on "Print OE Summary" to print a short version of the guide or you can just review the guide electronically and avoid printing altogether.
Reminder: Benefits Open Enrollment is November 1st through the 15th. This your opportunity to complete one (or more) of the following items:
- Enroll or change your medical plan election.
- Enroll or change your dental and vision plan election.
- Add or remove a family member.
- Elect to participate in a Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account for 2018.
- Pre-Elect to sell PTO in 2018 for 100% of it's value.
As always, feel free to comment or ask questions in the box below.
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Will the MRA provide any reimbursement for Lasik? Does the Dependent Care FSA work with preschool costs? Thank you.
Lasik is not an eligible service under the MRA. The Dependent Care FSA can be used towards preschool costs. Thanks!
Am I the only one who is happy to have medical insurance, not only for myself, but for my husband?
While he has medical insurance available to him through his employer, it's far from optimal. Paying the service fee is something we're more than happy to pay.
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1 ReactionI feel very blessed to have coverage for my family and my spouse. I think what many people are taking exception to is the double charge to cover our spouse. I pay more to have family coverage and then I pay again to cover my husband. Didn't I already pay to cover my spouse when I paid the premiums for family coverage?
Secondary insurance costs Mayo less than Primary insurance. so if your husband chooses not to use his employers Insurance then yes Mayo has to pay more as Mayo is now his Primary Insurance, hence the spousal surcharge.
In the past, if there are no changes, we did not have to do anything. Is this the case again this year?
That is correct if you do not want to change plans or elect a FSA or HSA contribution, or pre-elect to sell PTO. Thanks!
Where can I find information on the Short Term/Long Term Disability policy for MCHS?
You can find details about both in HR Connect. From the Mayo Clinic intranet, click on HR Connect in the grey bar at the top. Robert
I think you are not giving a direct answer to the surcharge for spouses yes we don't have to take the insurance but if we work and have very expensive insurance cost that we have to pay why is that different than someone that does not work. it is the same coverage and the same cost for mayo to cover these costs for each person so why do we have to pay more for the same coverage. remember everyone has a way to get insurance and no one knows how much it costs anybody to get that insurance.