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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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Hi Lisa - you can contact Mayo Clinic Health Solutions at 800-635-6671, and they can help you with providers. If you have an account at http://www.MayoClinicHealthSolutions.com you can also use the "Find a Doctor" tool. Thanks!
What happens if you missed the open enrollment? Is it to late to do anything about it?
Open Enrollment is still approaching. November 1st through the 15th.
What is the link to HR Connect to find out about Retiree benefits (premiums/changes)? I'm new to the "Connect" world and can't find this link. Thank you
From a Mayo Clinic computer, open Internet Explorer. On the intranet homepage, click on HR Connect in the grey bar at the top of the page.
As a retiree, I don't have access to a Mayo Clinic computer (I live in the Arizona desert-not near Scottsdale).
Just like to comment that I am TOTALLY FINE with the spousal surcharge. You have the option to make the changes once a year, if you don't want to pay the surcharge then ask your spouse to use their employers healthcare plan. Employers get a huge tax benefit for using Group plans, that's why for self-employed spouses there is no surcharge as self-employed people have to pay their own much higher taxes.
My wife is covered under my Mayo plan as a spouse, and through her Employer primarily, it is worth us paying the extra insurance as when her Primary Coverage bows out it flips over to the Mayo Coverage, large costs like for example Childbirth are therefore always covered. You have all the options open to you so I would not call it unfair, just change it during enrollment period it if you don't like it.
It is indeed a very simple calculation, I don't understand why people are complaining about it. In essence Mayo pays more for the Non-Employee (spouse) than the Mayo Employee so the surcharge takes care of that. Mayo is paying its employees wages and therefore also pays a part of their taxes, this gives them access to great Group Benefits (through tax rebates). When Mayo pays for Healthcare for a Non-Employee (spouse) they are charged a higher rate by the Healthcare network as the Non-Employee has technically not payed in to the Group Policy (i.e. not payed any taxes for them).
Carol, you should be receiving an Open Enrollment guide in the mail. If you have additional questions, feel free to contact HR Connect by phone at 1-888-266-0440. And, I am thrilled to see that retirees have discovered this online community. Thanks for reading and commenting! Robert
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