Health Care Benefits
What's New!
- CalPERS Planning Your Retirement Webinar
- Tax Rate Reduction Set to Expire
- Special Notice - Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program
- Savings Plus Selects New Administrator, Aon Hewitt
- 2013 Tax Sheltered Annuity Limit Increase
- Pension Reform 2013
- Announcing Enhancements to the CSU 403(b) Retirement Manager System
- Changes to CalPERS Online Retirement Calculator, and Service Credit Cost Estimator Processes
Contact List for
Health and Voluntary Plans
CSU Benefits Vendor Portal
The CSU Benefits Vendor Portal is the central portal for finding CSU - specific benefits information quickly and easily. Each vendor's website was created to help you link to resources you need when you need them.
Eligibility and Enrollment
The deadline for enrolling in health and dental plans is 60 calendar days from date of hire or eligibility. Enrollment in vision and life insurance is automatic for all eligible employees. There currently is no exclusion for preexisting conditions. An open enrollment period for health and dental plans is usually scheduled each year.
Health Plans
A variety of health plans are available. Provisions of Collective Bargaining Agreements may modify the CSU health plan contribution level.
Dependent Benefit Enrollments and Deletions
Family Member Additions, Newborn or Adopted Children, Dependent Children, New Spouse Enrollment, Domestic Partners, Tax Implications, Family Member Deletions
Dental
Delta Dental of California (basic and enhanced) and Delta Care Dental Plan (basic and enhanced) are the dental plans available for participation by eligible employees. Provisions of Collective Bargaining Agreements may modify dental plan benefits.
CSU Vision Plan
An employer-paid Vision Care Plan offered to all eligible employees and their eligible dependents.
Life Insurance Program
A term life insurance and limited accidental death and dismemberment program which includes an accelerated death benefit for terminal illness.
Long-term Care Program
The CalPERS Long-Term Care Program offers long-term care benefits as an option to members. It is not an employer paid benefit and is entirely funded by member premiums. The Program is available to all California public employees, retirees, school teachers, and their spouses, parents, parents-in-law and adult siblings.
At this time the Long-Term Care Program is not accepting new applications. Please continue to check this website for information on future Application periods.
COBRA
Federal law requires that employers sponsoring group health plans with more than 20 employees offer their employees and their families the opportunity for a temporary extension of health coverage (called "continuation coverage") at group rates in certain instances where coverage under the plan would otherwise end.