Today begins the on-campus flu shot clinics! The University Physician’s Office will again be offering flu clinics at various campus locations in October and November. Flu vaccines administered at the flu clinics will again be subsidized by Human Resources for MSU faculty, staff and retirees and will be offered at a cost of $10. The vaccine cost for non-MSU employees and students will be $27. The flu clinic schedule is available at: http://www.uphys.msu.edu/FluClinicSchedule2012.pdf. For questions regarding flu clinics, please contact the University Physician’s Office at 517-353-8933 or uphys@msu.edu.Continue Reading… 2012 Campus Flu Clinics
Category: Benefits News
This category is for articles and announcements related to your benefits as an MSU benefits-eligible faculty or staff member.
MSU Benefits Plus Opens Today!
Starting today, MSU is offering a new line of voluntary, employee-paid benefits to benefits-eligible employees called MSU Benefits Plus. MSU Benefits Plus is administered by a company called Empower Benefits. The benefits are offered through payroll deduction and will be deducted on a monthly basis.
The line-up of benefits and their vendors include:Continue Reading… MSU Benefits Plus Opens Today!
Upcoming Smoking Cessation Program Orientation
Quitting smoking is one of the hardest health behaviors to change. But it is also one of the best health decisions you can make.
There’s an orientation session for the next cycle of the MSU Smoking Cessation Program on Wednesday, September 19, 2012 from 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. in room 247 of Olin Health Center. The orientation session allows attendees to learn about the program and get all their questions answered. No commitment is required on the enrollee’s part until after the orientation is complete, and then it’s up to them! To register for the orientation, employees or their adult, benefits-eligible family members should call 517-353-2596 or send an email to Health4U@msu.edu.
Continue Reading… Upcoming Smoking Cessation Program Orientation
Best Doctors Named to Four National Public Affairs Organizations
We’re happy to share that Best Doctors, Inc., a service offered to MSU employees, has been named to four nationally prominent public affairs organizations since launching its public affairs presence this year.
The four organizations include the National Coalition on Health Care (NCHC), the National Business Group on Health (NBGH), the NEHI (formerly the New England Health Institute), and the American Benefits Council (ABC).Continue Reading… Best Doctors Named to Four National Public Affairs Organizations
Benefits Open Enrollment Ends Today
If you haven’t yet participated in Benefits Open Enrollment, today is your last chance! You need to complete Open Enrollment if you want to make any benefits changes to your plans for the 2012-2013 plan year, or if you want to continue coverage for a spouse or Other Eligible Individual (OEI). There will not be any extensions to the time Open Enrollment is available.
To complete Open Enrollment, see the instructions at http://www.hr.msu.edu/openenrollment/instructions.htm.Continue Reading… Benefits Open Enrollment Ends Today
Benefits Fairs Start Today!
If you are still weighing your benefits options for the 2012-13 plan year, consider attending a Benefits Fair this week. Attending a Benefits Fair allows you to talk to benefits vendors and HR staff and get questions about your benefits options answered. Fairs will be held:
- Tuesday, April 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., MSU Union, Parlors B & C
- Wednesday, April 25, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., Nisbet Building, First Floor
- Thursday, April 26, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., International Center, Spartan Rooms B & CContinue Reading… Benefits Fairs Start Today!
Benefits Open Enrollment Guides Now Available
The Benefits Open Enrollment Guides are now online for MSU faculty, staff and retirees.
The annual Benefits Open Enrollment period runs from Monday, April 16 through Monday, May 7, 2012. This is the time of year when all benefits-eligible employees can re-evaluate their benefits needs and make changes to benefits selections. These changes take effect on July 1, 2012.Continue Reading… Benefits Open Enrollment Guides Now Available
Don’t Forget to Turn in Your FSA Receipts!
It’s almost the deadline for turning in 2011 Flexible Spending Account (FSA) receipts! Here are the FSA important dates to remember for your Dependent Care Spending Account (DCSA) and Health Care Spending Account (HCSA):
- The deadline to use your DCSA funds was December 31, 2011.
- The deadline to submit your receipts for your DCSA is April 30, 2012.Continue Reading… Don’t Forget to Turn in Your FSA Receipts!
FSA Status now available through EBS Portal
You gave us your feedback, and we listened. During open enrollment for Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) last fall, you wanted to be able to log in to one place to get your FSA information and enroll. Now you can. Links for your FSA status and benefits brochures are now available on the EBS Portal.
Checking the status of your FSA account or viewing benefits brochures from the EBS Portal is quick and easy. Select EBS Login at http://www.ebs.msu.edu. Log in using your MSU NetID and select the Employee Self Service tab. If you need assistance with your NetID or password, visit https://netid.msu.edu/. Your ESS tab will reflect your employee group and may read ESS Salary,  ESS Hourly, ESS Faculty, etc. On the right side of the main ESS screen you will see Quick Links for Flexible Spending Account Status and Benefits Brochures. The FSA Status link will take you to information about processed claims, payments and balances. Clicking the Benefits Brochures link will allow you to view MSU’s health care and life insurance brochures.Continue Reading… FSA Status now available through EBS Portal
Benefits Open Enrollment Dates Announced
The annual MSU Benefits Open Enrollment will take place Monday, April 16 through Monday, May 7, 2012. Open enrollment is the time of year when all eligible employees can re-evaluate their benefits needs and make changes to benefits selections. Changes will take effect July 1, 2012.Continue Reading… Benefits Open Enrollment Dates Announced