Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment for Plan Year 2017-2018:
May 25, 2017 through June 15, 2017

Once a year, full-time appointed staff/faculty and hourly union employees have the opportunity to make enrollment changes for the Medical/Rx, Dental, and Vision plan.

What Is Open Enrollment?

Open Enrollment is your once-a-year opportunity to make changes to your current benefit election. Please review your current plan to determine if you want to maintain your current coverage, add/delete family members, and/or make additional changes to your plans. The open enrollment brochure distributed in May includes information regarding any changes to benefits or costs. Changes you request during open enrollment will take effect July 1. The plan year begins on July 1 and continues through June 30.

Please be aware that decisions made during Open Enrollment are generally binding for the entire plan year. An individual may not make any changes until next year's Open Enrollment period unless that individual has a Qualified Life Event (e.g., marriage, birth, adoption, etc.) and notifies the Human Resources Office of such a change within 30 days from the date of the qualifying event.

When must I submit my new elections?

All new elections must be received by Human Resources no later than June 15, 2017.

Open Enrollment Resources

The College will again be providing employee-only coverage at no cost to the employee.

• 2017 - 2018 Employee Benefits Guide

• 2017-2018 Enrollment or Change form
  (complete, print and submit to Human Resources)

• 2017-2018 Rate Chart

Blue Cross Online Visits

Online health care visits ($0 co-pay)

Understanding enhanced preventative care benefits:

• Reform Preventive Services Brochure

• Preventive Drug List 2017

Benefits at a Glance:

• Community Blue 0002 Plan

• Community Blue 0003 Plan

• Dental

Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC): 

• Community Blue 0002 Plan SBC

• Community Blue 0003 Plan SBC

Detailed information regarding how our welfare benefits plans are administered:

• Albion College Employee Benefit Plan Document

Additional resources

• 403(b) Plan Summary Document:
  Detailed information regarding how our TIAA-CREF 403(b) retirement plans are administered.
• Life Insurance Provider and add-on benefits

HIPAA

The Albion College Employee Benefit Plan (Plan) maintains a Notice of Privacy Practices that provides information to individuals whose protected health information (PHI) will be used or maintained by the Plan. If you would like a copy of the Plan's Notice of Privacy Practices, please contact the Human Resources Office.