The annual benefits open enrollment period at MIT will begin Monday, Nov. 15, and run through Friday, Dec. 3. Enrollment guides will be sent by e-mail only to active employees; early retirees will receive guides by regular mail.
Enrollment guides will summarize each employee's current benefit coverage and include changes to benefits and rates for 2005. Guides also include instructions for making selections using Employee Self Service. Employees who wish to maintain their current levels of coverage for next year will not need to do anything, unless they want to participate in a Flexible Spending Account, which requires re-enrollment each year.
To make changes or enroll in a Flexible Spending Account, go to Employee Self Service at http://web.mit.edu/sapwebss/PS1/home.shtml and click on the Open Enrollment Tab. The system is a secure web service that operates best with the Internet Explorer browser.
Early retirees (under age 65) will receive their enrollment guides by regular mail in early November. They will not need to do anything in order to maintain current coverage for 2005.
This year, as in the past, employees are invited to attend one of the Benefits Fairs scheduled between Nov. 18 and 22 (see box this page) to meet representatives from the health plans, dental plan and life insurance plan. Benefits Office staff also will be on hand to answer questions.
The Benefits Office asks that anyone who does not receive an enrollment guide by Nov. 16 send e-mail to openenroll2005@mit.edu or call the Campus Benefits Office at 253-5100. Lincoln Laboratory employees should contact the Lincoln Benefits Office at (781) 981-7055. Further information on 2005 Open Enrollment changes and MIT benefit plans can be found at http://web.mit.edu/hr/benefits.
Open Enrollment Fairs
Campus
Nov. 18 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Bush Room 10-105
Haystack
Nov. 19 10 a.m.-11 a.m., Conference Room A
Bates
Nov. 19 2 p.m.-3 p.m., Library
Lincoln Lab
Nov. 22, 11 a.m.-4 p.m., Lab Auditorium
A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on November 10, 2004 (download PDF).
