Archive for September, 2021

• Perks For You

  

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• Pharmacy

  Make your pharmacy benefit work for you

  Are prescription benefits a mystery to you? If so, you’re not alone.

  Where you fill your prescriptions, whether you choose generic or brand, the days’ supply, even your medical plan can all have …

   
   

• Help with tuition and career development

  Professional certification awards

  Achieving certification shows strong commitment to a profession, demonstrating expertise and ultimate mastery of a specialty. The health system recognizes that commitment with cash awards in support of employees’ continuous learning and career growth. Professional certification achievement …

   
   

• Wellness and family support benefits

  Family care solutions (available in KANSAS CITY only)

  The health system offers care solutions that help you balance the demands of family with your other commitments. When you have a disruption in family care, you won’t have to skip a …

   
   

• Financial benefits

  457(b) retirement savings plan

  Another way to contribute toward your retirement savings goal is the health system’s voluntary retirement savings plan. The 457(b) plan allows you to immediately contribute pretax dollars, resulting in income-tax savings; contribute on a Roth basis, …

   
   

• PTO and Holidays

  Question: Are holiday hours built into our PTO accrual?

  Answer: All health system employees in Great Bend and Kansas City receive paid hours for eight holidays per year. These hours are in addition to PTO and are not built into …

   
   

• Health Savings Account (HSA)

  Question: Do I need to make an employee contribution to the HSA account to receive the employer seed money?

  Answer:  No, you do not need to contribute to the HSA to receive the seed money from the health …

   
   

• Pharmacy

  Question: How do I find an in-network pharmacy?

  Answer:

  1. Visit myhealthtoolkitkc.com
  2. Click on Education Center at the top
  3. Drop down to Enrollment Tools
  4. On that screen, there’s a Pharmacy Locator tool to search for pharmacies

  Question: How do I transfer …

   
   

• Medical Plan – In-Network Providers

  Question: How do I know if my provider is in-network?

  Answer: Visit myhealthtoolkitkc.com to see if your current providers are in-network for the available medical plans.

  • Click “Find a Provider”
  • Enter the alpha prefix “USK” to see in-network providers for

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• Medical Plan – Premiums

  Question: Are there different medical premium rates for part-time employees versus full-time employees?

  Answer: Rates are not differentiated by part-time or full-time status. Rates for medical plans do vary by coverage level. Each plan offers different tiers of coverage: employee-only, …