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Title: BENEFITS Plan Year April March


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BENEFITSPlan Year April - March
  • TAX SAVINGS PROGRAM Elected premiums will be
    sheltered on a before-tax basis under Section 125
    of the IRS Tax Code
  • You have thirty (30) days from your hire date to
    elect these pre-tax benefits (excludes 403b) or
    you must wait until open enrollment
  • Open Enrollment is once a year in February/March.
    You can make changes to your pre-tax benefits
    for the following year effective April 1st.
  • Coverage is locked for benefit plan year
    (April-March) unless there is a qualified status
    change. You must make changes to benefits within
    thirty (30) days of the status change. See
    Changing Coverage during the year on the Benefits
    Webpage.
  • ELIGIBLE DEPENDENTS Include your spouse,
    domestic partner, dependent child(ren), and
    domestic partner dependent child(ren)

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30 DAYS FROM HIRE
NEW HIRE TAX SAVINGS PROGRAM ELECTION FORM For
April 1, 2004-March 31, 2005

ANY APPLICABLE ENROLLMENT FORMS
Health- effective date of hire
Dental-1st of the month after date of hire
Voluntary Life Insurance- effective immediately
under Guaranteed Issue Amounts
Cancer Insurance- determined by insurance
company Heart Care Insurance- - determined by ins
urance company Vision- 1st of the month after dat
e of hire Long Term Care Insurance- - determined
by insurance company
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HEALTH INSURANCE
  • Independent College and University Benefits
    Association (ICUBA)
  • 8 member private schools in Florida
  • 501(c) 9 corporation to purchase benefits for
    members
  • MEWA-multiple employer welfare association
  • Four CIGNA PPOs
  • No primary care physician required and no
    referrals to specialists
  • In and out of network coverage available
  • Pre-authorization still required on certain
    services
  • 800-244-6224 www.cigna.com
  • College currently subsidizes 63 of the total
    premium for employee and eligible dependents
  • Three of the plans have college funded Health
    Reimbursement Accounts (HRA
  • Health Insurance Premiums
  • Declining Insurance Now- family status change
  • Pre-existing conditions- Need proof of prior
    coverage to waive

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HEALTH INSURANCE
  • All four plans have same
  • Prescription drug copays- 10/25/40
  • Same annual wellness benefit
  • Same plan rules
  • Same network of providers
  • Same CIGNA website access
  • 24/7 health info line
  • ER Urgent Care copays
  • Differences are
  • Co-pays- small amounts you pay for services such
    as office visits
  • Deductibles- larger amounts you pay for services
    outside of office visits and prescription drugs
  • Coinsurance- the cost sharing between you and the
    ICUBA plan (example 80/20 means the plan pays 80
    and you pay 20 after the deductible)
  • Annual Out of Pocket Maximums- your maximum
    liability for the benefit plan year (made up of
    deductible and coinsurance, not copays)
  • HRA Amounts-monthly contribution to your debit
    card paid for by College in addition to 63 of
    total premium

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In-Network Health Plan Comparison
6
Health Plan Comparison (contd.)
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In Network Deductibles/Max with annual HRA
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Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA)
  • US Dept. of Treasury July 2002
  • College contributions for faculty/staff on high
    deductible medical plans- PPO 80,PPO 70 and
    Risk/Reward
  • Can be used only by family members on the ICUBA
    medical plan
  • Two methods of reimbursement Mastercard Debit
    or paper reimbursement (within 1 year from date
    of service)
  • Keep receipts, Explanations of Benefit (EOB), etc
    for verification of medical expense
  • Unused money rolls over indefinitely in a secure
    trust fund separate from ICUBA funds
  • Administered by Outsource One- 877-491-5979
  • Check Balances at www.mbicard.com (use Internet
    Explorer)

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Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA) contd.
  • Eligible Expenses
  • out of pocket medical services (ie.
    Medical,dental, vision)
  • all HCSA eligible expenses except over the
    counter drugs
  • COBRA,long term care, retiree health premiums
  • Non-eligible expenses
  • OTC drugs
  • life, long term disability, any other pre-tax
    premiums
  • non-medical expenses, cosmetic or other not
    medically necessary
  • non-dependent expenses (domestic partners that
    are not tax dependents are not eligible)
  • dependents that are not enrolled in the ICUBA
    plan

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Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRA) contd.
  • Money earns interest at the FL Dept of Financial
    Services rate on a quarterly basis
  • HRA is never taxed
  • HRA can never be converted to cash
  • Portable with 36 months participation
  • HRA available 1st of each month you participate
    in high deductible plan
  • changing to end of each month in April 2005

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HRA Monthly Funding Schedule
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Highlight Of CIGNA Amenities
  • 24 - Hour Health Information Line
  • Healthy Rewards
  • Healthy Babies
  • Well Aware Program- asthma, diabetes, heart,
    back, COPD
  • MyCIGNA.com- Need to register- 3 days will have
    full access
  • Access to claims information-Explanation of
    Benefits (EOB)
  • Provider Look-Up
  • Select Quality Care- Hospital Comparisons
  • Care Steps - Health Risk Assessment
  • Healthwise- Medical Information Resource
  • Drug Compare
  • Case Management

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DENTAL INSURANCE
  • Aetna Dental Insurance - three plans to chose
    from
  • Indemnity Plan - Any dentist
  • PPO Plan In Network or Out of Network
    Providers
  • DMO Plan Network Providers only
  • www.aetna.com/docfind
  • Member Services-877-238-6200

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Dental DMO Plan
  • Approximately 6,800 available dental office
    locations and approximately 17,000 individual
    practitioners
  • Primary care dentist selection required
  • Change dentist by 15th of month effective 1st
    the following month
  • 5 office visit copayment per visit
  • Member pays copayments for all services
  • Specialty referral required (except
    orthodontists)
  • Orthodontia covered for adults and children
  • Members receive ID cards
  • No deductibles, maximums or claims forms
  • Internet access to provider information
    DocFind
  • In Network Coverage only
  • Pre-Determination for anything over 300.00
  • One time emergency authorization available

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Dental PPO Max Plan
  • Go to a dentist in or out of network- different
    benefit levels
  • Use Participating PPO Dentist - No Balance
    Billing
  • Claims are paid based on fee-scheduled amounts
    for the Central Florida area
  • Non-PPO Dentist can charge above fee-schedule
    member can be balanced billed
  • Lowest out of pocket costs when using PPO Dentists

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Dental PPO Max Plan
  • Annual Deductible
  • Individual
    50

  • Family 150
  • Preventive Services
    100 of fee schedule
  • Basic Services
    80 of fee schedule
  • Major Services
    50 of fee schedule
  • Annual Benefit Maximum 1000
  • Orthodontia for adults and children 50
  • Orthodontia Lifetime maximum 1000
  • No deductible for orthodontia
  • Deductible applies to Basic Major services
    only
  • -Non network claims paid at the fee-scheduled
    amount

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Dental PPO Max Examples
  • Important Information
  • Fee Schedule is based on Contracted Rates with
    PPO Dentists NOT Reasonable and Customary
    Charges
  • Example
  • John goes to a participating dentist for a
    crown
  • Scheduled PPO Amount for Procedure 2750 (crown)
    551
  • Assume Deductible Has Been Met
  • Plan pays 50 of Maximum PPO Allowance
    275.50
  • Member pays 275.50

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Dental PPO Max Examples
  • Important Information
  • Fee Schedule is based on Contracted Rates with
    PPO Dentists NOT Reasonable and Customary
    Charges
  • Example
  • John goes to a non-participating dentist for a
    crown
  • Scheduled PPO Amount for Procedure 2750 (crown)
    551
  • Non-participating dentist charges
    700
  • Assume Deductible Has Been Met
  • Plan pays 50 of Maximum PPO Allowance
    275.50
  • Member pays 700.00(Dentist Charge)-275.50(Maxi
    mum PPO Allowance) 424.50

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Dental Indemnity Plan
  • Go To Any Dentist
  • Plan pays at Reasonable Customary (80th
    Percentile)
  • Deductible 75.00/150 Family
  • Preventive Services 100 of R C
  • Basic Service 80 of R C
  • Major Services 50 of R C
  • Annual Maximum 1000
  • Orthodontic Services 50
  • Orthodontic Lifetime Maximum 1000

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Aetna Dental Navigator
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Vision One Discounts
  • 800-793-8616
  • Show Aetna Dental Card to receive discounts
  • With all Aetna Dental Plans
  • Sears, JC Penny,Target and Pearl Optical Centers
  • Example of discounts
  • 38.00 for eyeglasses exam
  • 78.00 for contact exam
  • 24.00 for frames up to 60.99
  • 44.00 for frames 80-100.99
  • 30.00 for single lenses
  • 49.00 for bifocal lenses
  • 59.00 for trifocal lenses
  • 99.00 for standard progressive
  • Additional lens option discounts available
  • Additional information online

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FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS
  • Pre-tax dollars to pay for qualified health
    and/or dependent care expenses
  • Two types Health and Dependent Care (HCSA
    DCSA)
  • Two methods of reimbursement Mastercard Debit
    or paper reimbursement (within 60 days of end of
    plan year)
  • Administered by Outsource One- 877-491-5979
  • Check Balances at www.mbicard.com (use Internet
    Explorer)
  • Min and Max (50.00 - 3,000 for health 5,000
    for dependent) pro-rated based on date of hire
  • Use it or lose it provision for the benefit plan
    year

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Health Care Spending Account (HCSA)
  • All IRS dependents, even if not on ICUBA medical
    plan
  • Funds available at the beginning of the plan year
    (April)
  • Maximum of 3,000 per benefit year pro-rated
    based on date of hire
  • Keep receipts, Explanations of Benefit (EOB), etc
    for verification of medical expense
  • Examples of eligible expenses for health
    account
  • Co-pays- office visits and Rx
  • Deductible on PPO and dental
  • Eye care Costs
  • Over the counter medicines

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Health Care Spending Account (HCSA) vs. Health
Reimbursement Account (HRA)
  • HRA
  • Employer contributions
  • Rolls over while an active employee
  • Account will be debited after HCSA is exhausted
  • Funds available 1st of each month
  • Over the counter medicines not allowed
  • May be used for retiree, COBRA, and long term
    care premiums
  • Balance earns interest quarterly
  • May be used ONLY for dependents on the ICUBA
    medical plan
  • HCSA
  • Employee contributions
  • Unused funds at end of year cannot be rolled over
    into next year
  • Account will be debited first
  • Funds available at the beginning of the plan year
    (April 1st)
  • Over the counter medicines allowed
  • May not be used for any insurance premiums
  • Balance does not earn interest
  • May be used for all IRS dependents

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Dependent Care Spending Account (DCSA)
  • Dependent care expenses for children under age 13
    or elderly parents if they are your IRS tax
    dependent so that you and your spouse can work
  • Funds available as payroll deductions occur
  • Maximum of 5,000 per benefit year pro-rated
    based on date of hire
  • May be able to use debit card contact Outsource
    One
  • Documentation of dependent care expense required

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LIFE INSURANCE
  •   COLLEGE PROVIDED Jefferson Pilot Financial
  • 2x annual base salary
  • Excess Life Tax- if life insurance amount over
    50,000
  • Convertible
  • VOLUNTARY Jefferson Pilot Financial
  • 10,000-500,000 employee
  • 10,000 - 250,000 or 3.5x employee earnings for
    spouse
  • 2,500- 12,500 for children
  • Spouse Children coverage available only with
    additional voluntary employee coverage
  • Guaranteed Issue under age 60-150,000 employee
    50,000 spouse
  • Portable
  • See Rate Sheet for rate per 1,000 per month

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CANCER HEARTCARE VISION
  • Cancer Heart Care
  • Supplemental- in addition to health insurance
  • Portable
  • Contact Agent Jan Hunt for details-407-677-8448
  • Cancer 16.98 individual 30.32 family
  • Heart Care 23.46 individual 45.64 family
  • Enrollment Form
  • Vision 20/20 Eyecare Plan
  • Network Providers
  • Eye exam, lenses, and frames every 12 months
  • 4 co-pay exam 10 co-pay for supplies In
    Network
  • 85.00 Frame Allowance
  • 119 Contact Lenses Allowance in Lieu of
    Eyeglasses
  • Premiums/month 5.75 single 10.38 two-person
    17.10 family
  • Small out of network reimbursement

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LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE
  • Nursing home, home health, caregiver, adult day
    care
  • Employee, spouse, parents, grandparents
  • Premiums are after tax and do not increase with
    age
  • Three levels of benefits- DNB Lifetime Max
  • Two plans- Non-Forfeiture Benefit Account
  • Life insurance built in
  • Guaranteed benefit increase option
  • Guaranteed Issue
  • Portable
  • See Rate Sheet for rates per month

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30 DAYS FROM HIRE
  • HEALTH
  • DENTAL
  • FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS
  • VOLUNTARY LIFE INSURANCE
  • CANCER
  • HEART CARE
  • VISION
  • LONG TERM CARE INSURANCE
  • Return New Hire Tax Savings Form all applicable
    enrollment forms

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403b RETIREMENT PLAN
  • Voluntary Pre-tax contributions allowed anytime
  • Matching from College after 1 year of service
    21 yrs old
  • Possibly waive 1 year if from another college or
    university
  • Two core companies TIAA/CREF (800-842-2776)
    Fidelity (800-343-0860)
  • American Century (800-345-3533) TIAA/CREF SRA
    for employee voluntary contributions only
  • Loans hardship withdrawals only on TIAA SRA
  • 100 Vested
  • Employee maximum for 2005 14,000
  • Catch up provisions- 50 years old (4,000) and 15
    years (3,000)
  • Complete Salary Reduction Agreement Account
    Application(s)
  • Sign up anytime and make changes anytime

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ADDITIONAL COLLEGE PROVIDED BENEFITS
  • Long Term Disability
  • Travel Accident Insurance
  • Vision Discounts Outlook Vision Services, FOCUS
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