From Human Resources |
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April 1, 2014, Volume 60, No. 28 |
Benefits Open Enrollment
Healthcare Rates for 2014–2015
Reminder: Award Ceremony and Reception
Benefits Open Enrollment Begins April 14
Your annual opportunity to make changes to your healthcare elections is less than two weeks away!
The 2014–2015 Open Enrollment period will run from April 14–April 25. Read on so you have all the information you need to make changes to your healthcare benefits for the new plan year beginning July 1.
Making Changes during Open Enrollment
During Open Enrollment, you need to determine if your current benefits still meet your needs or if you need to make a change, such as:
• Enrolling in a healthcare plan for the first time, or dropping an existing plan.
• Switching to a different medical, dental or vision plan.
• Increasing or decreasing your life insurance coverage.
• Changing how much you contribute to a flexible spending account.
• Adding or dropping a dependent from your benefits coverage*.
*If you add a new dependent, you’ll receive a letter requesting that you provide verification of that dependent’s eligibility under Penn’s plan rules. You’ll also need to provide verification if you re-enroll a spouse/partner who had previously been covered.
How to Enroll
From Monday, April 14 through Friday, April 25, make changes to your benefits coverage online at www.pennbenefits.upenn.edu using your PennKey and password.
If you don’t have internet access, go to one of the following locations on campus to enroll online, or contact the Penn Benefits Center at 1-888-PENNBEN (1-888-736-6236), Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. EST and complete your enrollment over the phone.
Location |
Hours |
Goldstein Undergraduate Study Center
3420 Walnut St.
(ground level of Van Pelt-Dietrich Library) |
Mon.-Thurs.: 24 hours daily
Friday: closes midnight
Saturday: 10 a.m.–2 a.m.
Sunday: opens 10 a.m. |
Human Resources
3401 Walnut St., 5th Floor |
Mon.–Fri.: 8:30 a.m.–5 p.m. |
Unique Advantage
3624 Market St., Suite 1SD |
Mon.–Fri.: 8 a.m.–5 p.m. |
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When Changes Are Effective
Changes made during Open Enrollment will be effective as of July 1, 2014. New rates for all plans will be reflected in your July 2014 paycheck.
If You Don’t Enroll
If you don’t make changes during Open Enrollment, you’ll receive the same coverage you had last year.
Making Changes after Enrollment
The choices you make during Benefits Open Enrollment will remain in effect through June 30, 2015, unless you experience a qualifying event. Qualifying events include the birth or adoption of a child, marriage or domestic partnership, divorce or separation, death of a dependent and change in your dependent’s eligibility for benefits. Keep in mind that the IRS limits the types of changes you can make for qualifying events. If you experience a qualifying event, please contact the Penn Benefits Center within 30 days at 1-888-PENNBEN (1-888-736-6236), Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. EST.
More Information
Learn more about the 2014–2015 Open Enrollment period from the following resources:
• Review the Open Enrollment materials that will be mailed to your home address shortly.
• Visit www.hr.upenn.edu/myhr/benefits/health/openenrollment where you can access benefit comparison charts, contribution charts and online provider directories.
• Contact the Penn Benefits Center at 1-888-PENNBEN (1-888-736-6236), Monday through Friday, between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m. EST.
• Contact Human Resources at benefits@hr.upenn.edu
—Division of Human Resources
Healthcare Rates for 2014–2015
Full-Time Weekly-Paid |
Full-Time Monthly-Paid |
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Employee |
Employee +
Child(ren) |
Employee +
Spouse/
Partner |
Employee + Family |
Employee |
Employee +
Child(ren) |
Employee +
Spouse/
Partner |
Employee + Family |
Medical
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PennCare Personal Choice |
$42.69 |
$71.77 |
$103.38 |
$128.54 |
$185.00 |
$311.00 |
$448.00 |
$557.00 |
Aetna Choice
POS II |
$28.15 |
$47.31 |
$68.77 |
$85.38 |
$122.00 |
$205.00 |
$298.00 |
$370.00 |
Aetna HDHP |
$15.23 |
$25.62 |
$38.31 |
$47.54 |
$66.00 |
$111.00 |
$166.00 |
$206.00 |
Keystone HMO |
$18.00 |
$30.23 |
$44.77 |
$55.38 |
$78.00 |
$131.00 |
$194.00 |
$240.00 |
Dental
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Penn Faculty Practice Plan |
$7.77 |
$17.19 |
$15.25 |
$24.25 |
$33.68 |
$74.49 |
$66.07 |
$105.09 |
MetLife Dental |
$5.57 |
$12.25 |
$11.13 |
$16.70 |
$24.12 |
$53.07 |
$48.23 |
$72.36 |
Vision
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Davis Vision |
$1.02 |
$1.64 |
$2.19 |
$2.79 |
$4.40 |
$7.11 |
$9.50 |
$12.10 |
VSP |
$1.39 |
$2.26 |
$3.00 |
$3.83 |
$6.02 |
$9.78 |
$13.00 |
$16.58 |
Reminder: Award Ceremony and Reception
Along with the Models of Excellence Winners and the Honorable Mentions,
the new Pillars of Excellence—which celebrate weekly-paid staff members—will be announced as will the Model Supervisor at the 2014 Models of Excellence award ceremony and reception at 4 p.m. on Thursday, April 3 in Irvine Auditorium. If you would like to attend, contact Human Resources at qowl@hr.upenn.edu or at (215) 898-1012. |
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