Benefits and Insurance for Support Staff Employees
Health Insurance
- Eligible the first of the month following first day of work, or coinciding with first day of work if on the first of the month.
- Alliance Select health insurance is provided through Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
- Deductibles range from $250 per person to $750 when three or more persons are covered. Deductibles do not apply to PPO office visits. There is a 20% co-pay on PPO visits and 30% co-pay on non-preferred provider visits.
- Out-of-pocket maximums are $1,000 per person to $2,300 when three or more persons are covered.
- Covers one routine physical exam per year, well-child care through age 6, mammograms, and prenatal care.
- Blue RX insurance covers prescriptions at the greater of $10 or 10% for generics and $20 or 20% for name brands. Out-of-pocket maximums are $1,00 per person to $2,000 when two or more persons are covered. Includes coverage for birth control and prenatal vitamins.
- Choice of four coverage options, which include Employee, Employee + Spouse/Domestic Partner, Employee + Child(ren), and Employee + Spouse/Domestic Partner and Child(ren). Premium cost to the employee is 10% for individual coverage and 20% for employee + dependent(s). Premiums are withheld on a pretax basis upon employee's authorization.
- Employee may decline coverage and receive flex credits in the amount of one half of the College's contribution for the individual plan.
Visit Wellmark Blue Cross/Blue Shield in Iowa Online
Visit Advance Paradigm - Blue Rx Online.
For additional questions about your Health Insurance, please contact the Office of Human Resources at 641-269-4818.
Questions via email may be directed to any of the following staff members:
Stacy Koehler, HR Generalist (koehlers@grinnell.edu)
Jana Johnson, HR Generalist (johnsonj@grinnell.edu)
Jim Mulholland, Assistant Treasurer (mulholla@grinnell.edu)
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