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2017 Benefits Enrollment

Voluntary Benefits Through Cigna




Critical Illness “ Health screening (wellness) beneit—provides a beneit amount of

Critical illness insurance by Cigna $50 for a health screening test taken by a covered person; the beneit

pays you a lump-sum beneit if is limited to payment of one beneit amount per calendar year for
you are diagnosed with a covered each covered person; beneit waiting period is 30 days following the
illness. You can choose the level of effective date of the health screening beneit rider
coverage you want and can use the “ Pre-existing conditions—none apply; pre-existing conditions have been
money any way you see it. Much waived from this plan which means coverage applies for any of the
like a life insurance policy pays critical illnesses listed below which are diagnosed or occur 30 days after
your beneiciary a lump sum upon the plan’s effective date
death, this critical illness policy “ Waiting period—diagnosis must occur at least 30 days after the
pays a beneit to YOU if you or a coverage effective date to be eligible for beneits

covered dependent are diagnosed “ If you reside in the state of Washington, this plan provides an
or incur a covered critical illness. additional beneit payout equal to the plan beneit amount and

“ Guaranteed issue—each year percentage of the covered person for each diagnosis of a subsequent
during open enrollment, and same covered condition which has received a beneit payout from
you can elect this coverage a previous diagnosis, after a 12 month separation period from the
without medical questions previous diagnosis; covered conditions include; heart attack, stroke,

’ Employee: up to $20,000 renal (kidney) failure, major organ transplant, ALS, blindness, and
paralysis
’ Spouse: up to $10,000
(maximum of 50 percent “ For all other states, the plan provides an additional beneit amount
of employee-elected equal to the selected beneit amount and percentage of the covered
amount) person for the diagnosis of a subsequent and different covered
condition after a six month separation period
’ Child(ren): 25 percent of
employee-elected amount “ Employees must be actively at work to elect this beneit

“ Portable—coverage is Covered Conditions
portable which means you can Paid at 100 Percent of Elected Amount Unless Otherwise Noted Below
take this plan with you if you “ Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis “ Coronary artery disease
no longer work for Franke (Lou Gehrig’s disease) (surgery)*

“ Cancer “ Renal (kidney) failure
“ Carcinoma in situ* “ Major organ transplant

“ Heart attack “ Paralysis

“ Blindness
* Paid at 25 percent of elected beneit amount

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