2021 Open Enrollment
The 2021 Benefits Brochure and the 2021 Employer/Employee Healthcare Contribution Summary provide general information regarding 2021 benefit plans and premiums.
This year open enrollment will be conducted virtually. While we will be mailing some information to your home address, our primary mode of communication will be via email. Please consider creating a Gmail filter so important emails from benefits@stmarys-ca.edu do not end up in your spam folder.
The most significant change to benefits in 2021 is related to medical plan options; two plans will be discontinued, and a new plan will be added. The 2021 medical plan line up includes:
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Kaiser Deductible HRA new!
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Kaiser Traditional HMO
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Kaiser HSA (discontinued)
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Blue Shield Access + (discontinued)
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Blue Shield Trio
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Blue Shield HSA
The Employee Benefits Advisory Committee (EBAC) considered choice, provider disruption, affordability, and the College’s fiscal challenges when providing their 2021 recommendation to the Cabinet. The 2021 medical plan options include no disruption to existing providers, affordable non-Kaiser options, and a new Kaiser Deductible HRA plan. We anticipate many questions about the differences between an HSA, FSA, and HRA; check out this short video: HSA vs. FSA vs. HRA or this comparison chart.
Upcoming 2021 Open Enrollment Presentations/Webinars
(The same content will be provided at each of the Blue Shield and Kaiser presentations. Additional webinar dates for other SMC benefit partners will be announced soon!)
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Date |
Time |
Carrier |
Topic / Link to Sign Up |
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10/8/20 |
11a-12p |
Navia |
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10/12/20 |
11a-12p |
Kaiser |
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10/13/20 |
10a-11a |
Blue Shield |
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10/13/20 |
12p-1p |
NA |
Staff Council Presentation |
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10/14/20 |
11a-12p |
Blue Shield |
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10/14/20 |
1p-2p |
Kaiser |
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10/15/20 |
3p-4p |
Kaiser |
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10/16/20 |
1p-2p |
Blue Shield |
Please email benefits@stmarys-ca.edu with questions.