UnityPoint and MercyOne hospitals and clinics have online systems that allow patients to contact their care teams virtually. Through these platforms you are also able to request prescription refills, access test results, and read provider notes.
UNI’s term life insurance coverage is changing effective January 1. The new coverage amount for each eligible employee is determined by each individual's fringe benefit salary.
The 2024 Annual Benefits Open Enrollment period is going on now and will run through November 30, 2023. During this time you may learn what is new for 2024, as well as review and change your benefit elections. Any changes made to your benefit elections will be effective January 1, 2024. No action is needed if you do not wish to make changes to health, dental, vision, or VTL. However, employees wishing to contribute to a Flex Spending Account (FSA) must enroll or re-enroll each year.
Human Resource Services will host a series of sessions designed to help employees understand their benefits and benefit options. This recorded session will provide information and updates on the two UNI health insurance plans as a part of your complete benefits package. Jesse Lahmann, Senior Benefits Analyst, will lead this session via Zoom on November 9 at 1 p.m. Please register in advance.
Human Resource Services will host an informational session on retiring from UNI, for faculty and staff planning to retire soon or in the foreseeable future. Participants will learn guidelines and benefits available at retirement from UNI. This hour-long session will be presented by Therese Callaghan, Employee Well-being Coordinator, on November 6 at 2 p.m. in Gilchrist 009. Please register in advance.
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month. It is recommended that women start scheduling mammograms at age 40. UNI’s self-insured health plans cover one annual preventive care mammogram, including 3D preventive mammograms, per calendar year at 100%.
Human Resource Services will host a series of sessions designed to help employees understand their benefits and benefit options. These recorded sessions will provide information on the health, dental and vision benefits as a part of your complete benefits package. Jesse Lahmann, Senior Benefits Analyst, will lead these sessions via Zoom. For dates, times and registration please view the Open Enrollment webpage. Please register in advance.
Beginning September 25 U.S. households can order four rapid COVID-19 test kits. We ask that when possible, you use the free options for test kits as the kits are not charged to our self-insured health plans (which impacts employee premiums). Please visit COVID.gov for more information on ordering, as well as how to tell if your COVID-19 tests' expiration dates have been extended.
Human Resource Services will host a series of sessions designed to help employees understand their benefits and benefit options. This session will provide information on the health insurance benefits as a part of your complete benefits package. Jesse Lahmann, Senior Benefits Analyst, will lead this thirty minute session via Zoom on Tuesday, October 10 at 1 p.m. Please register in advance.
Human Resource Services will host a series of sessions designed to help employees understand their benefits and benefit options. This session will provide information on the dental and vision benefits as a part of your complete benefits package. Jesse Lahmann, Senior Benefits Analyst, will lead this thirty minute session via Zoom on Thursday, October 5 at 3 p.m. Please register in advance.
