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FOCUS ON BENEFITS 2021

Goodwill-Easter Seals Minnesota

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Important Reminders during the enrollment process:
• Actively elect all benefits you wish to be enrolled in for 2021 by
your due date.

• Add/update your life insurance beneficiary, if eligible as a full-
time employee.

• Open your Health Savings Account, if you are eligible and
electing a GESMN medical plan for 2021. Once enrolled, employees are encouraged
to set up their online accounts with the
• Complete your Evidence of Insurability (EOI) form if electing
individual carriers. You can do many things
applicable voluntary life/AD&D coverage. including: view coverage, print your cards,
• Complete your account with Nice Healthcare if eligible and review claims, etc.

enrolled in GESMN medical insurance. HEALTH PLAN
• Set up your online accounts with each plan vendor for easy use HealthPartners
800-883-5000
of your benefits.
www.healthpartners.com

Changing your Elections Mid-Year
DENTAL PLAN
While the benefit choices made during annual open enrollment The Standard
remain effective for the entire year of 2021, there are special 800-547-9515

circumstances when changes are allowed, called “Qualified mid-year www.standard.com/dental
election” changes. These include marriage, divorce, annulment or
legal separation; birth or adoption of child; change in child’s
VISION PLAN
dependent status; death of a spouse or dependent child; change in EyeMed
spouse’s benefits or employment status; or loss/gain in eligibility for 866-723-0513
insurance coverage elsewhere by you or a covered dependent. www.eyemedvisioncare.com

If you experience a qualified change, contact benefits administration
FLEXIBLE BENEFIT PLAN
as soon as possible but no later than 30 days of the event. Events
Discovery Benefits
that have occurred outside of the 30-day window, will not be
866-451-3399
accepted.
www.discoverybenefits.com

Certain benefits you elect require an employee contribution. In some cases, GESMN BENEFITS DEPARTMENT
those contributions will be deducted from your check on a pre-tax basis; in
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other cases the deduction will be made after-tax to avoid certain tax
benefits@gesmn.org
consequences to you and the company.

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