{"id":12521,"date":"2017-10-04T14:29:56","date_gmt":"2017-10-04T18:29:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sourcelive.wordpress.com\/?p=12521"},"modified":"2017-10-04T14:29:56","modified_gmt":"2017-10-04T18:29:56","slug":"meet-alex-the-virtual-benefits-counselor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/?p=12521","title":{"rendered":"Meet ALEX, the Virtual Benefits Counselor!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who, or actually what, is ALEX? A virtual benefits counselor to help you make the best decisions this Open Enrollment period! During Open Enrollment, ALEX will be available to take you through your benefits options and provide a summary of suggestions and\u00a0estimates tailored to you.<\/p>\n

Here are three important<\/strong>\u00a0things to know about the ALEX tool:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. \"featured_blobby\"It\u2019s personalized<\/strong>, so you can see which plan makes the most sense for YOU.<\/li>\n
  2. It’s fun to use;<\/strong>\u00a0there\u2019s no complicated legal terminology. This tool makes your benefits easy to understand.<\/li>\n
  3. It\u2019s confidential<\/strong>, so you can get the guidance you need without revealing all of your personal information.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Visit the MSU HR website<\/a> to meet ALEX and learn more about this tool.<\/p>\n

    This tool is for educational purposes; open enrollment is still done through the EBS Portal<\/a>. For assistance using ALEX, or to understand your benefits\u2019 options, please contact the HR Solutions Center at 517-353-4434 or SolutionsCenter@hr.msu.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Who, or actually what, is ALEX? A virtual benefits counselor to help you make the best decisions this Open Enrollment period! During Open Enrollment, ALEX will be available to take you through your benefits options… Continue Reading… Meet ALEX, the Virtual Benefits Counselor!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"__cvm_playback_settings":[],"__cvm_video_id":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pb1fcA-3fX","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12521"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12521"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12521\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sourcelive.hr.msu.edu\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}