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UniFLEX: Flexible Benefits for Individual Needs
What is UniFLEX? Uniflex is a benefits package offered to employees that is comprised of two types of benefits: healthcare and income protection.
Who is eligible for UniFLEX? You are eligible for UniFLEX if you are a UHS employee who is regularly scheduled to work at least 20 hours a week.
When do benefits become effective? Benefits become effective 30 days after your date of hire.
How does UniFLEX work? When you are hired, you receive a personalized enrollment form that reflects your UniFLEX dollars. Each year, you receive a specified amount of UniFLEX dollars to spend on benefits related to healthcare and income protection. The amount of UniFLEX dollars is based on the Company's contribution toward medical and dental coverage and a percentage of your pay for income protection benefits, such as life insurance. You use your UniFLEX dollars to buy the coverage you want, which you select from a "menu" of choices. If the total cost of your benefits choices exceeds the amount of UniFLEX dollars, you must pay the difference, which would come out of your paycheck. If the cost of your benefits choices is less than your UniFLEX dollars, you receive the difference as taxable cash in your paycheck. Most benefits choices are effective for one plan year, and open enrollment is held annually, each fall.
What does coverage cost? It depends what you select, since each option has a price. Generally, the higher the benefit level, the higher the price. You have the option to decline some benefits to free up UniFLEX dollars for other benefits.
Your contributions, if any, are paid with pre-tax deductions from your paycheck-before federal, Social Security, and most state taxes are withheld. This helps lower your taxable income and your cost for coverage. Two coverage options-dependent life insurance and long-term disability-are paid with post-tax contributions.
What are the health benefits choices? Medical: UniFLEX offers two PPO (Perferred Provider Organization) alternatives. The two options cover the same supplies and services, but have different deductibles, co-payments and out-of-pocket maximums. All two have a preventive care benefit, a lifetime maximum of $100,000,000 and a prescription drug benefit offering discounts at local pharmacies and a mail-order service. If you have coverage through a spouse or another company, you may decline medical coverage of any type.
Dental: UniFLEX offers two dental options, which differ in deductibles, co-payments and annual maximum allowances. The two plans do cover: (1) preventive care such as oral exams, (2) basic services like fillings, (3) major services such as crowns and (4) orthodontic services.
Vision: UniFLEX offers a vision plan. After a small deductible, the plan will pay 100% for the following services if you use a participating doctor: (1) vision exam, (2) clear lenses, (3) frames and (4) contact lenses. Benefits are also available if you use a nonmember doctor, and reimbursement is based on a fee schedule.
What are the income protection choices? Life Insurance: UniFLEX offers six options of coverage that insures the employee's life, ranging from $10,000 to five times your annual base pay (to a maximum of $500,000).
Automatic Death and Dismemberment: Coverage for an amount equal to your annual base pay is automatic. The benefit is paid to your beneficiary if you die from accidental injury. A schedule of benefits applies in the case of severe injury. There is also a comprehensive worldwide emergency assistance service at no additional cost.
Personal Accident Insurance (PAI): UniFLEX lets you purchase $25,000 to $300,000 of PAI for yourself and your family. If you purchase coverage for your spouse and children, they will be covered for a percentage of your coverage.
Dependent Life Insurance: UniFLEX provides two options: $25,000/$10,000 or $10,000/$2,000 for your spouse and/or children.
Long-Term Disability (LTD): LTD coverage provides financial protection if you become ill or injured and unable to work for an extended period of time. This benefit pays up to 60% of your monthly base pay.
Short Term Disability (STD): STD benefits are available when your PTO/ELB are depleted. Benefits will be paid until LTD becomes effective. Your cost is based on age and the plan you choose.
Are investment options available that are separate from UniFLEX? Yes. There are three.
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs): FSAs let you set aside UniFLEX dollars and your own pre-tax dollars to cover qualified expenses that you would normally pay with post-tax dollars. You may set aside up to $3,000 per year in a Healthcare FSA to pay for eligible expenses for yourself or dependents. These expenses could be medical, dental and vision expenses not covered by your benefit plans. You may also set aside up to $5,000 per year in a Dependent Care FSA to pay for eligible day care or dependent care expenses for children or adults.
UHS Retirement Savings Plan: You may join the UHS Retirement Savings Plan, which is a qualified 401(k) plan. You may defer 1% to 25% of your pay on a pre-tax basis to save for your retirement. UHS also matches a portion of your savings. You may join the plan after 30 days of employment if you are at least 21 years of age and are regularly scheduled to work at least 20 hours per week. The plan offers you flexibility and diversification in your investment choices. Your account is valued daily and allows you to choose up to nine (9) investment choices.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan: The UHS Employee Stock Purchase Plan offers employees the chance to purchase company common stock at a 10% discount, giving you the opportunity to share in the success of UHS. You may join the plan after 30 days of employment, if you are not a member of a collective bargaining group and have attained the age of majority in your state of residence and are regularly scheduled to work at least 20 hours per week. Through convenient payroll deductions you may invest $20 per month up to $1,000 per month.
What is the philosophy behind UniFLEX and the other benefits offered by UHS? UHS is committed to giving employees a personal choice that enables them to have high-quality, cost-effective benefits related to healthcare, income protection, and investing.
What are the options for vacation, holidays and sick-time? The PTO policy combines a benefited employee's (regularly scheduled to work 20 hours or more per week) vacation, holiday and sick time accruals into one program.
ELB (Extended Leave Bank) may be used for prolong sick-time. The benefit pays days off due to illness, in-addition to PTO.
Approved educational leave, bereavement leave and jury duty may be used in addition to PTO days and the PTO account will not be charged with this time off.
This policy is designed to give you more flexibility in scheduling time away from work, reward outstanding attendance and increase availability of paid time off for extended illness. This policy was also developed to provide advance scheduling to enable optimum staffing.
Note: If you have questions about the benefits discussed in this brochure, call your Human Resources Department 580-249-3637, or the UHS Benefits Line at (800) 782-4049. This brochure summarizes UniFLEX, the Retirement Savings Plan, and the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. It is neither a contract nor a promise of employment. Its contents are subject to change at any time at the discretion of UHS. More detailed benefits information is provided in the UniFLEX Workbook, Summary Plan Descriptions and plan documents. If there are inconsistencies between this summary brochure and the official plan documents and insurance contracts, the documents and contracts shall govern.
UHS Employee Self-Service
Current employees of St. Mary's Regional Medical Center, now have the option of "Self-service", for benefit enrollment, make changes due to life events, manage personal information and view paychecks, from the convience of their home. UHS Employee Self-service
United Healthcare
For verification of medical benefits, eligibility or claims processing, contact United Health Care at 1-800-440-5982. To locate a participating provider, contact United Health Care PPO at 1-800-440-5982. United Health Care
Caremark
Employees enrolled in the medical plan are automatically eligible for prescription benefits. CareMark can help with locating a pharmacy, refill mail-order prescriptions or contact customer service by calling 1-866-549-3529 Caremark
MetLife Preferred Dentist Program
To locate a participating dentist, enrolled employees may call 1-888-474-7371. For eligibility and other plan information, enrolled employees or providers may call 1-800-942-0854. MetLife Preferred Dentist Program
Vision Benefits of America
For a list of participating vision providers or to request a Claim Request Card, enrolled employees may call 1-800-432-4966. Vision Benefits of America
Fidelity Investments
Employees wishing to enroll or place transactions in the retirement savings plan administered by Fidelity, may call 1-800-835-5092. Fidelity Investments
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