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Our Health & Life Offerings

Our Health & Life Offerings

Health & Life Your health and peace of mind are important to us, and we want to ensure that you get the coverage that’s best for you and your family. To give you the most flexibility in choosing options that fit your needs, we’ve established the myChoices program. Through myChoices Health & Life, you can enroll in benefits, view your benefits, or make changes.

We offer a variety of coverage options, including medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision insurance, plus flexible spending accounts to save you money on health care and dependent care expenses. We also provide life and long-term disability insurance, plus optional additional coverages that protect you and your family.

Our Health & Life Offerings

Medical

Several medical plans are offered, each with prescription drug coverage. The plans vary in terms of cost, coverage, and providers you’re able to see. Be sure to read about each plan, review our plan comparison chart, and learn about eligibility.

Prescription

All of the medical plans include prescription drug benefits for you and your family. Your out-of-pocket costs will depend on which medical plan you choose. All JHU prescription plans offer a convenient, money-saving mail order pharmacy feature.

Quantum Health

If you enroll in any of the CareFirst medical plans, you’ll have access to live personalized support through your personal Quantum Health Care Coordinator. Quantum Health believes no request is too big or too small. See how they can help.

Cancer Prevention, Navigation, and Support

The Naviance: Cancer Prevention, Navigation, and Support program, offered free of charge to employees, provides support and information for anyone dealing with a cancer diagnosis or caring for someone with cancer. The program also helps supervisors learn how to best support employees through a cancer journey.

Dental

Two dental plans that vary by cost and coverage are offered as an optional benefit for faculty, staff, and LIUNA bargaining unit members, and their families. Be sure to read about eligibility, coverage, and how the plans compare.

Vision

Vision insurance is offered as an optional benefit for faculty, staff, and LIUNA bargaining unit members, and their families. Coverage includes eye exams, glasses, contact lenses, and laser eye surgery.

Flexible Spending Accounts

A Health Care FSA saves you money by allowing you to pay for certain health care expenses – such as co-pays, deductibles, or medical equipment – with tax-free dollars. A Dependent Care FSA reimburses you for qualified dependent care expenses such as daycare that enable you and your spouse to work or attend school full time.

Health Savings Account

A Health Saving Account (HSA) is a tax-favored savings account created for the purpose of paying health care expenses. You must be enrolled in the High Deductible Health Plan in order to open and contribute to the account. Unlike the Health Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA), the HSA funds belong to you and roll over from year to year, so you can choose to use them for eligible expenses now — or save them for later.

Life Insurance & Dependent Life Insurance

JHU offers basic life insurance at no cost to full-time benefits-eligible faculty, staff, and LIUNA bargaining unit members, plus the option to purchase additional coverage for themselves and their dependents.

Accidental Death & Dismemberment

JHU automatically provides basic accidental death and dismemberment insurance coverage for full-time, benefits-eligible faculty and staff and also offers the option to buy additional coverage. AD&D insurance pays a benefit to you and your insured family members if you die or are seriously injured as the result of an accident.

Disability

JHU offers, free of charge, long-term disability insurance to all full-time, benefits-eligible faculty, staff, and LIUNA bargaining unit members who have completed one year of service. Such insurance pays out a portion of your income when disability makes work impossible over a long period of time. We also offer the ability to purchase short-term coverage, which provides a portion of income for disabilities that cause shorter-duration absence from work.

Commuter Assistance

Managed by WEX, our commuter assistance program allows you to pay for public transportation or parking with pre-tax dollars, saving you money on your commute. You may even be eligible for a JHU transit subsidy.

Voluntary Benefits

You can save money and prepare for life’s unexpected challenges by purchasing a variety of voluntary insurance packages, including accident, auto and homeowners, critical illness, pet, and legal coverage.

More About Health & Life

Cost of Coverage

JHU pays the bulk of the cost of your medical and prescription drug premium, while you pay the rest. Learn more about how the costs are shared, the medical waiver credit, and the tax consequences of domestic partner benefits.

myChoices Health & Life Enrollment

JHU’s myChoices is your online home for benefits selection. Through myChoices, you can enroll in, view, or change your benefits.

Life Events

Although you’ll select your benefits when you first enroll or during annual enrollment, certain “qualified life events,” such as getting married or having a baby, enable you to make changes to your coverage outside those times.

COBRA

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act allows you to continue your health coverage for up to 18 months following a change of employment or family status. COBRA rates vary by employment status.

Student & Learner Health Benefits

JHU offers a health plan that provides medical coverage for undergraduate and graduate students. We also offer optional dental and vision plans.