Employee Health Care Benefits

 

All questions about your benefits may be directed to the HR Solutions Center by calling (435) 797-0122.

Medical Insurance Plans & Networks

USU works with Blue Cross Blue Shield to offer two (2) medical networks and three (3) medical insurance plans to choose from. These plans are available to benefited and ACA eligible employees.

Dental Plan

USU works with Blue Cross Blue Shield to offer a dental plan to all benefit eligible employees.

EyeMed Vision Insurance

EyeMed is a supplemental vision plan for USU Benefit Eligible employees. EyeMed offers in-network options including: LensCrafter, Sears Optical, Target Optical, JCPenney Optical and most Pearle Vision locations. They also include many independent vision care providers.

Flexible Spending Account: HealthEquity

Employees may allocate a portion of monthly earnings, pre-tax, to be used for health expenses and dependent care expenses, which can result in substantial tax savings.

Health Savings Account: HealthEquity

An HSA is a triple-tax-advantaged account where your contributions, account earnings, and qualified withdrawals are tax-free. It is an individual account specifically for qualified medical expenses.

Flexible Spending Account: WEX

Employees may allocate a portion of monthly earnings, pre-tax, to be used for health expenses and dependent care expenses, which can result in substantial tax savings.

Health Savings Account: WEX

An HSA is a triple-tax-advantaged account where your contributions, account earnings, and qualified withdrawals are tax-free. It is an individual account specifically for qualified medical expenses. USU partners with WEX, an industry leader in HSA administration, for this benefit.

Telehealth Services

Employees enrolled in any Regence medical plan have access to Doctor On Demand, a convenient telehealth service that connects you with licensed healthcare providers from your smartphone, tablet, or computer.

COBRA

The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act (COBRA) gives workers and their families who lose their health benefits the right to choose to continue group health benefits provided by their group health plan for limited periods of time under certain circumstances such as voluntary or involuntary job loss, reduction in the hours worked, transition between jobs, death, divorce, and other life events.

Meet One on One with a Regence Blue Cross Blue Shield Representative

Where: Held virtually or in person

When: By appointment

Register to meet with a Regence Representative