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Benefits Office Hours of Operation

Monday-Friday 8:30 am - 5:00 pm
(Open to the public from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm)

Part-Time Hourly Faculty Benefits Open Enrollment Announcement Spring 2024

Open enrollment begins on February 2, 2024, ends on March 5, 2024.

Re-enrollment is required by March 5, 2024 and is not automatic.

Kaiser & Anthem enrollees now pay contributions equal to full-time faculty for medical coverage with an assignment of 40% or greater. Refer to the “Benefit Eligibility & Payment Highlights” section of this announcement and section C.

Current Enrollees with no changes to current elections:

Employees who wish to continue current elections/coverage without any changes simply complete the eligibility affidavit/Enrollment Form and email it back to benefits@peralta.edu on or before March 5, 2024. No need to re-enroll via Benefit Bridge or submit supporting documentation.

New Enrollees or Current Enrollees making changes to coverage or dependents:

Log into the BenefitBridge Portal to enroll or review medical and dental plan enrollment options at www.BenefitBridge.com/peralta. You will need to create a user ID and password, then:

  • Upload Eligibility Affidavit/Enrollment Form and the Other Benefits Enrollment Acknowledgement Form
  • Upload supporting documentation if you are adding a dependent to your coverage.
    • Forms are available on BenefitBridge when you register and log-in
    • Enrollments are processed only if supporting documents are received before the March 5, 2024 deadline (No exceptions).

Click here if enrolling or re-enrolling for the complete announcement with required forms and instructions.

HELP IS HERE! - Call (800) 814-1862 Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 5:00 pm

If you have any questions about medical and dental benefit plan features, you are encouraged to either:

  • Visit the plan websites or contact vendors directly, or
  • Attend a virtual Part-Time Faculty Open Enrollment Benefits Orientation via Zoom on February 6, 2024 & February 20, 2024, from 3-4pm.

Other times available by appointment. Call (510) 466-7229 or email benefits@peralta.edu

“If I want to consider enrolling, then where do I start?” – Login in here: www.BenefitBridge.com/peralta

For BenefitBridge technical assistance only,
please contact BenefitBridge Customer Care at (800) 814-1862
Mon – Fri, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM, PST or email benefitberidge@keenan.com

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Medical Plans

SISC Kaiser Traditional HMO Plan

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SISC Kaiser Traditional HMO Summary of Benefits & Coverage
SISC Kaiser Traditional HMO Document Summary & Plan Description

SISC Anthem PPO Plans

There are two PPO plans offered: Anthem PPO and Anthem PPO 2

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SISC Anthem PPO Summary of Benefits & Coverage
SISC Evidence of Coverage Pharmacy Benefit

Dental

Navia

Navia Benefit Solutions will be the administrator of our Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Commuter benefits.

Election and Claim Filing Period

Open Enrollment period is a great time to look at your benefits and estimate your out-of-pocket expenses. Be sure to only elect an amount that you know you will use during your plan year. At the end of the plan year, you will have a claim filing period to turn in any leftover claims for your benefits. Money left in the plan after the end of the claim filing period and 2 ½ month Grace period is subject to the Use-or-Lose rule and cannot be refunded to you.

Grace Period

Your plan also has a special 2 ½ month Grace Period after the end of the plan year. This feature gives you an additional 2 ½ months to incur expenses against your Health Care and Day Care arrangements. All expenses incurred during the grace period will automatically be deducted from the prior year’s arrangement, and any remaining balance will then be applied to the current plan year.

This will be a short plan year from March 1, 2024 through September 30, 2024.

The maximum amounts that you can contribute to this short plan year are:

  • $2,400.00 for healthcare/medical FSA
  • $3,750.00 (per household) for dependent care FSA
  • Commuter benefits (transit and parking) currently each $315.00.

Deductions will be taken out of your paycheck - Your election amount will be evenly deducted pre-tax from 3 paychecks: March 2024, April 2024, and May 2024.

For assistance with your benefits questions,
please contact the District Benefits Office at 510.466.7229
Mon – Fri, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM, PST (Open to the public from 9:00 am - 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm)
Or email benefits@peralta.edu