What is default status and what does it mean for me?
New Employees have 31 days to enroll from their date of hire. If you do not select a plan within that time, you default into "refused coverage" status and you cannot select a plan until open enrollment, or until a qualifying life event occurs. Simply put, TAKE ACTION!! Review your benefits offerings and actively select a plan that works for you and your family.
Coverage highlights of the 85/60 plan
As with all our medical plans, your medical premium includes prescription and vision benefits. The following are what you can expect if you select the 85/60 plan:
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Microsoft Recognizes Kent State University
The university's commitment to accessible and equal opportunity has earned high praise from Microsoft. Departments and university leadership partnered with each other to develop a strategy utilizing Microsoft Teams to allow hybrid educational and workplace efforts to persist when the pandemic hit Kent State in 2020 and migrated operations online.
If I opt-out of Kent Coverage, then lose insurance, what then?
If you opted out and later lost insurance coverage, you can enroll in Kent State's plans under a Qualifying Event. A qualifying event is a major life event such as loss of insurance coverage, birth, adoption, marriage, and/or divorce. Qualifying life events may make you eligible to enroll in benefits or make changes to your benefits outside of the annual open enrollment period. Just email benefits@kent.edu within 31 days of the qualifying event to enroll or make any necessary chang
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Can I opt-out of Kent State coverage? What does that mean for me if I do?
Sometimes employees have other insurance through their parents or a spouse/domestic partner. If you are not covered under Kent State's insurance, you can receive $50 per pay ($100 per month) for opting out. Opting out means that you chose not to receive the medical, vision, prescription, and dental benefits through Kent State. To receive the cash incentive, you will need to submit an affidavit of alternate coverage (PDF).