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IT’S TIME TO ENROLL FOR BENEFITS
If you’re new to Cedars-Sinai, welcome! If you’ve been promoted, congratulations! Besides your wages, Cedars-Sinai offers valuable
compensation in the form of healthcare, life insurance and disability benefits for you and your family, as well as retirement benefits
for your life after work. Follow these steps to enroll:
your
1 Update
contact information
Is the address at the top of this
page correct? Have you moved or
changed phone number or email
address?
Cedars-Sinai needs to be able
to contact you and send you
information about your pay and
benefits throughout the year,
or you’ll miss out on important
updates. Alerting the post office
or benefit vendors alone is not
enough – you must also change
your contact information (and
address) directly with us.
2 By [Month dd, yyyy] enroll in healthcare, insurance and FSAs
You have 30 days – or until [Month dd, yyyy] – to enroll online at
Cedar-Sinai.MyBenefitsChoice.com or by phone at 888-302-3941.
Medical benefits for yourself (and family).
Cedars-Sinai pay for most of the premium –
you pay only a small portion through payroll
deduction; to ensure that all employees
(regardless of income) have access to
coverage, premiums are based on your pay
rate of $[XXX.XX] per hour.
Dental benefits for yourself (and family)
Voluntary vision benefits for yourself
(and family)
Voluntary employee life insurance for
yourself; this is the ONLY time you can
purchase up to 2x pay in life insurance
without insurer approval
To update your address and
other contact information on
Cedars-Sinai’s intranet:
From the main page, click
Administrative (at the top) and then
Resources > Employee Services >
HR Forms and click on the Employee
Address Phone Change Form.
If at work, you can complete and
submit the form online; otherwise
you must print and send it to the
HR Employee Record Department
(50 North, Suite 350).
Voluntary spouse life insurance for your
spouse or domestic partner
Voluntary child life insurance; one
premium covers all your children
Voluntary AD&D insurance for yourself
(and family)
Legal Plan
FSA – Health Care
Reimbursement Account to
help you save on out-of-pocket
healthcare expenses
FSA – Dependent Care
Reimbursement Account
to help you save on child or
dependent adult care expenses
that make it possible for you
to work.
Helpful Hints:
Find premiums listed in the [Benefits
Reference Manual] or online at
Cedars-Sinai.MyBenefitChoice.com.
Find information about our benefit
plans on the Benefits Portal at
Cedars-Sinai.MyBenefitChoice.com or
in the enclosed Plan Summaries CD
(Your CD code is [XXXXX]).
Before enrolling family members,
gather their birthdates, Social Security
or Federal Tax ID Numbers (adults)
and proof they are eligible for
coverage.
If you need help selecting a medical
plan, Health Advocates can help
[more info here].
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Enroll in the 403(b) Plan
There’s no waiting period!
Enroll online any time at
Cedars-Sinai.Prepare4MyFuture.com
(or by calling 800-584-6001) for the:
403(b) Plan
Voya Financial representatives
can meet with you and help with
investment education and retirement
planning. For an appointment, contact
the Voya Financial CSMC office.
Phone: 310-423-0974
Location: CSMC Ray Charles
Cafeteria, Suite 1631 A
Open weekdays, regular
business hours
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By [Month dd, yyyy]
complete your HealthFund Wellness Steps
Cedars-Sinai will credit [$XXX] to a
HealthFund account for you if you
complete the wellness steps by
[Month dd, yyyy].
As part of our comprehensive benefits
offerings, Cedars-Sinai makes it possible
for you to purchase auto, home or pet
insurance at group rates from MetLife.
To be eligible for the wellness incentive,
you must be enrolled in either the
Cedars-Sinai sponsored Anthem Blue
Cross HMO or Anthem Blue Cross PPO,
and:
You can enroll any time, but to receive
the Cedars-Sinai discount and pay the
premiums through payroll deduction,
you must enroll after [Month dd, yyyy].
Apply directly to MetLife online:
MetLife.com/MyBenefits (or by calling
800-438-6388).
Complete your [biometric
measurements?]
Complete your [Personal Health
Profile?]
[Instructions for getting a biometric
screening and the other wellness steps
and Health Advocate information here]
7 Retirement plan choice
You must designate beneficiaries for each life insurance and retirement plan you have.
Basic group life insurance
(Cedars-Sinai paid – automatically
enrolled)
Basic group AD&D insurance
(Cedars-Sinai paid – automatically
enrolled)
Voluntary employee life insurance
Voluntary AD&D insurance
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Auto, home or pet insurance.
Complete your [other step?]
6 Designate beneficiaries
Designate beneficiaries at
Cedars-Sinai.MyBenefitChoice.com
(or call 888-302-3941 to request a
beneficiary designation form) for:
for auto & home
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or pet insurance
Designate beneficiaries at
Cedars-Sinai.Prepare4MyFuture.com
(or call 800-584-6001 to request a
beneficiary designation form) for:
403(b) Plan
DC Plan (see #7)
Designate beneficiaries at
Cedars-SinaiHealthSystem.MercerHRS.
com (or call 866-296-5034 to request a
beneficiary designation form) for:
The quarter after 1 year (with
minimum 1,000 hours paid hours)
you will have an opportunity to select
which Cedars-Sinai retirement plan
you want to participate in, the Defined
Contribution (DC Plan) or Defined
Benefit (DB Plan). Both plans are paid
100% by Cedars-Sinai. Once you meet
the eligibility requirements,
Cedars-Sinai will mail you a choice
packet with information to help you
choose. Make sure your address is up
to date (see #1) to ensure you receive
this packet.
DB Plan (see #7)
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