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Open enrollment signals changes


Health 1st director Annie Lovering Steele, right, talks to Radiology's Carolyn Gadsden-Fine at the Annual Benefits Fair Sept. 25. The fair kicked off the state insurance open enrollment period.

Employees may make changes to their insurance benefits through Oct. 31, with all plan and premium changes effective Jan. 1, 2010. Employees are eligible to make the following changes to their insurance benefits: change health plans (ie: CIGNA to Standard); enroll/re-enroll in Medical Spending, Dependent Care or Health Savings Accounts; enroll in the new State Vision Plan; enroll/increase optional life insurance in $10,000 increments up to $50,000 with no medical evidence needed; enroll/add spouse life insurance for $10,000 or $20,000, with no medical evidence needed; if enrolled in pre-tax premium feature, add/drop/increase/decrease optional life; add/drop dependents from health or dental; or add/drop Dental Plus.

Phill Botham, R.N., and Pamela Parris, R.N., discuss insurance coverage with Harold Nash of EyeMed Vision Care.





University employees may visit the University Benefits Page at http://www.musc.edu/hrm/benefits to review Open Enrollment Resources. Employees may make their insurance changes online at http://www.eip.sc.gov/mybenefits and re-enroll in Medical Spending and Dependent Care Accounts
at http://www.myfbmc.com.

MUHA employees may visit http://mcintranet.musc.edu/hr/benefits/insurance/index.htm.
 


Friday, Oct. 2, 2009



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