2022 Benefits

• Perks For You

  

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• 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 …

   
   

• 2022 BENEFITS

  Choosing benefits that work for you and your family

  As a member of The University of Kansas Health System team, you are the reason behind our ability to provide the best care in the region. We want to honor your …

   
   

• Your benefits contacts

  Benefits Connection portal:

  kansashealthsystembenefits.com

  Benefits help line:

  888-494-9119

  Benefits website:

  kansashealthsystem.bswift.com

  Benefits email:

  benefitsconnection@kumc.edu

  This document is intended to merely highlight or summarize certain aspects of the employer’s benefit programs. It is not a Summary Plan Description or an official …

   
   

• Your benefits contacts

  

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• Your benefits contacts

  Benefit	Provider	Web Address or Email	Phone
  Leave of absence/FMLA	The Hartford	askhr@kumc.edu	913-945-6500
  Wellness program	The University of Kansas Health System	kansashealthsystemwellness.com
  Employee assistance program	ComPsych	guidanceresources.com – company code: “health system”	855-784-2052
  Estate planning*	The Hartford	estateguidance.com –

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• Enrollment deadlines

  Qualifying life events

  • You have 30 days from a qualifying life event (see page 2) to enter the event on the benefits website
    kansashealthsystem.bswift.com and provide supporting documentation.

  New hires or initial eligibility due to status change

  • You have 30

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• Perks For You

  Perks For You is a digital portal that gives all health system employees access to thousands of discounts to help save money in their daily lives.

  Perks For You is packed with deals:

  • Save 20-50% on household purchases. Categories

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