Health & Welfare Benefit Changes for 2019/2020
Open Enrollment must be completed online through BenefitFocus.
Click here to register with BenefitFocus and select your benefits for 2019/2020.
District Contribution: Increased to $14,300.00 annually per full-time employee (contribution pro-rated for employees working less than full-time) for 2019/20. Any unused portion of the contribution will return to the benefit pool.
Kaiser Permanente: Rate increase of 7.94%. We will continue with the Kaiser Marketplace Plan Structure with 5 plans to choose from.
Blue Shield: Blue Shield HMO’s will have a 6.85% increase and PPO’s will have a 17.50% increase. We will continue with Blue Shield Marketplace Plan Structure with 8 HMO Plans and 3 PPO Plans.
Delta Dental: Rate decreases of 5.5%. No plan changes.
MES: Rate increase of 3.08%. No plan changes.
Voluntary Deductions: Changes to voluntary deductions can be made at any time. Please refer to the documents section below for appropriate forms.
Opt-Out: Benefit eligible employees, regardless of hire date, wishing to waive their right to medical coverage, must select "Decline” Coverage on the bottom of the BenefitFocus Medical Insurance Enrollment page and submit acceptable documentation of proof of group coverage. Please refer to "Waive Medical Insurance" in the Documents section for additional information.
ALL CHANGES AND RATES ARE EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2019
The following documents are available for your use: