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The University is partnering with Mercer, a well-respected consulting firm, to conduct a full verification of dependent eligibility for 2012 UPlan health plan elections. Employees with covered dependents will receive a mailing from Mercer with the instructions for completing the online self-verification process to confirm that their dependents are eligible for coverage. For more on the Dependent Eligibility Verification program, refer to the letter sent by Employee Benefits to employees with dependent coverage.
Your group life insurance provider, Minnesota Life, provides a secure website for electing, storing, and updating your beneficiary designation for your group life insurance benefit offered through the University of Minnesota.
By naming a beneficiary, you are able to ensure that your life insurance benefit is being passed on to those you want to help the most.
You may access Minnesota Life's secure online beneficiary management system and submit your beneficiary designation at any time on the LifeBenefits website.
The University established a one-year Medical Premium Relief grant program to provide assistance to lower paid employees during this year of high increases in the employee contributions for the UPlan Medical Program. The deadline to apply and receive the full premium credit amount is December 15, 2011. However, if you apply after December 15, the payout will start as soon as administratively possible, but will not be retroactive to the first pay period in 2012.
Use the Benefits Enrollment self-service action to select your medical, dental, and optional benefit choices.
The Office of Human Resources hosts new employee orientation to help you learn more about the University community and its policies, benefits, resources, and opportunities.
Participating in the Medication Therapy Management program may help improve your health outcomes and understanding of your medications when you meet with a specially trained pharmacist. Consider enrolling in MTM if you take four or more covered medications for chronic conditions.
When you earn points between now and August 31, 2012, you can achieve a $300 or $400 premium rate reduction for 2013.
A health care savings plan is a tax-exempt account that can be used to pay for approved medical expenses after an employee leaves the University. Currently, civil service and Teamster employees and LELS police officers have health care savings plans in effect. See below for background on how a health care savings plan works.
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