Category: Human Resources

All benefits-eligible state employees must participate in Open Enrollment. Log in to the Member Administration Portal to make your elections.

Events occurring next week:

• 9 a.m. Today: Online Open Enrollment Presentation  Zoom link to join can be found at the link below. Registration is not required,
• 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 13 at the Rhatigan Student Center (Room 233): Open Enrollment Presentation. Registration is not required.

The Total Rewards Team is not available for walk-in traffic or to make individual appointments regarding open enrollment. Please take advantage of the scheduled virtual and in-person presentations, as well as on-demand options.  For additional information visit the Open Enrollment Website. Any questions should be directed to TotalRewards@wichita.edu.

All benefits-eligible state employees must participate in Open Enrollment. Log in to the Member Administration Portal to make your elections.

Events occurring next week:

• 3 p.m. Monday, Oct.18 at the Rhatigan Students Center (Room 142): Open Enrollment Presentation. Registration is not required.
• 9 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20 via Zoom: Online Open Enrollment Presentation. Zoom link can be found below. Registration is not required.

The Total Rewards Team is not available for walk-in traffic or to make individual appointments regarding open enrollment. Please take advantage of the scheduled virtual and in-person presentations, as well as on-demand options. For additional information visit the Open Enrollment Website. Any questions should be directed to TotalRewards@wichita.edu.

Beginning at noon Oct. 18, time and leave will only be accessible via the employee dashboard.  The old banner self-service, will no longer be available for time and leave. The links will be routed to the new employee dashboard.

Wichita State’s Payroll Office offers bi-weekly training for those who are accessing the time and leave employee dashboard for the first time. This training is also available for those who need a refresher training sessions. These sessions are posted in myTraining.

During October, if you are enrolled in the HSA with NueSynergy and are electing the 2022 HSA with MetLife, you will to decide whether to rollover your existing HSA balance from NueSynergy to MetLife. This rollover option information will be made available when you complete your elections online.

Beginning Oct. 1, you will have the option to transfer your NueSynergy HSA to MetLife. To request your NueSynergy HSA be transferred to MetLife, you must sign in to your online account and select the transfer my HSA icon found at the top of your homepage, and accept the transfer disclosures.

Important Items:

• Transferring your NueSynergy HSA to MetLife is optional because your are allowed to have more than one HSA.
  • Please note:
    • For NueSynergy HSAs with an average daily balance of more than $2,000, the admin fees will continue to be waived.
    • For NueSynergy HSAs with an average daily balance of less than $2,000, a $1.75 monthly admin fee will be charged to the account.
    • The monthly admin fees above will replace the existing admin fee structure. All other published NueSynergy fees will remain as they are currently.
  • You will have until Oct. 31 to complete the transfer of your NueSynergy HSA by selecting the transfer my HSA icon. If you opt to transfer your HSA after Oct. 31, you will be subject to a $15 account closure fee.
  • If you are choosing to transfer your NueSynergy HSA and also participating in investments, you will need to close your investments and transfer them to your HSA cash account no later than Dec. 15. If your investments are not closed, your HSA will not be transferred to MetLife.
    • Please note:
      • Investment funds can take up to three to five business days to transfer to your HSA.
      • For investments accounts, dividends and interest post on varying days, based on the fund that the account holder is invested in. Typically, they should all post within the first week of the month (possibly even by the third or fourth market day).
    • If you are transferring your HSA to MetLife, you will not have access to your NueSynergy HSA from Feb. 2 to Feb. 11, 2022.
      • NueSynergy HSAs indicated for transfer are being transferred in February to allow time to open the MetLife HSA and to allow any uncleared pending NueSynergy HSA transactions to settle prior to the account being closed.
      • During the transition period after Dec. 31, if you have an HSA debit card that expires prior to your new MetLife HSA account being available you have two options to access your funds without the debit card: Transfer funds from your NueSynergy account to your personal bank account and make payments to the provider, or submit the claim using the HSA Bill Pay feature under the main menu and NueSynergy will provide the payment to your provider from the funds in your HSA account.

• Please Note: If you initiate an online claim in the last 2 weeks of January it may delay the transfer of funds to MetLife.

For more information, please view the NueSynergy to MetLife Transfer guide or visit the Open Enrollment 2022 website.

The Kansas Health Care Commission (HCC), the body responsible for approving vendors for the State Employee Health Plan (SEHP), will issue a request for proposal (RFP) for the Pharmacy Benefit Manager contract that would take effect Jan. 1, 2023. The current contract with Caremark and CVS expires Dec. 31, 2022.

In preparation for the RFP development, the Employee Advisory Committee (EAC), an advisory body representing the interests of state employees, is soliciting feedback from State of Kansas employees currently or previously enrolled in SEHP medical insurance. This feedback will be discussed during the EAC meeting Nov. 10. The EAC president will deliver a summary of the feedback to the HCC.

The EAC would like to hear about your positive and negative experiences with Caremark and CVS prescription drug coverage, including the following:

• Customer service
• Availability of covered pharmacies
• Denial of specific medications

To share your feedback on pharmacy benefits provided by Caremark and CVS with the EAC and HCC, contact EAC@ks.gov, and include Caremark and CVS Feedback in the subject line.

All benefits-eligible state employees must participate in Open Enrollment. Log in to the Member Administration Portal to make your elections.

Events occurring next week:

• Tuesday, Oct. 12: Online Open Enrollment Presentation at 9 a.m. Registration is not required, Zoom link to join can be found at www.wichita.edu/openenrollment.
• Wednesday, Oct. 13: Open Enrollment Presentation at 9 a.m. in RSC 233. Registration is not required.

The Total Rewards Team is not available for walk-in traffic or to make individual appointments regarding open enrollment. Please take advantage of the scheduled virtual and in-person presentations, as well as on-demand options.  For additional information visit the Open Enrollment Website. Any questions should be directed to TotalRewards@wichita.edu.

All benefits-eligible state employees must participate in open enrollment for the 2022 State Employee Health Plan. To do this, employees can log into their member administration portal at the link below to make their elections.

Employees can also learn more about the 2022 SEHP during an online open enrollment presentation at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 5. Registration is not required, and the Zoom link to join can be found at www.wichita.edu/openenrollment.

Wichita State’s Total Rewards Team is not available for walk-in traffic or to make individual appointments regarding open enrollment. Instead, please take advantage of the scheduled virtual and in-person presentations, as well as on-demand options.

For more information, visit the 2022 SEHP Open Enrollment website or contact TotalRewards@wichita.edu.

Beginning today, Oct. 1, the 2022 State Employee Health Plan (SEHP) will open enrollment portals throughout the day. All benefit-eligible employees should have access to their benefits open enrollment portal by close of business on Oct. 1.

There will also be an Online Open Enrollment Presentation at 3:00 pm. Tuesday, Oct. 5. via Zoom. Registration is not required. Zoom link to join can be found at www.wichita.edu/openenrollment.

Wichita State’s Total Rewards Team is not available for walk-in traffic or to make individual appointments regarding open enrollment. Instead, please take advantage of the scheduled virtual and in-person presentations, as well as on-demand options.

For more information, visit the 2022 SEHP Open Enrollment website or contact TotalRewards@wichita.edu.

Beginning Friday, Oct. 1, the 2022 State Employee Health Plan (SEHP) will open enrollment portals throughout the day. All benefit-eligible employees should have access to their benefits open enrollment portal by close of business on Oct. 1.

The 2022 SEHP is an active enrollment, which requires all state-covered employees to participate or they will be enrolled in a default plan.

Wichita State’s Total Rewards Team is not available for walk-in traffic or to make individual appointments regarding open enrollment. Instead, please take advantage of the scheduled virtual and in-person presentations, as well as on-demand options.

For more information, visit the 2022 SEHP Open Enrollment website or contact TotalRewards@wichita.edu.

Employees enrolled in 2021 coverage through the State Employee Health Plan can earn a premium discount worth $480 annually and HSA/HRA rewards dollars up to $500 per year for each employee and covered spouse just by participating and logging healthy activities throughout the year.

Four events are scheduled for October worth up to 28 points.

• Sept. 27-Oct. 22, Lettuce Turnip the Beet Challenge. Register by Oct. 1 in the HealthQuest portal. (Up to four points)
• 10:30-11:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 6, “Mindfulness: Being Present in Your Work and Life,” EAP webinar. Register online. (one point)
• Tuesday, Oct. 19: On-campus Biometric Screening in Rhatigan Student Center (RSC) (room 266). Schedule your appointment today in the HealthQuest portal, or by calling 1-888-275-1205, option 3. Limited appointments available. (Up to 23 points)
• Tuesday, Oct. 26: On-campus Biometric Screening in RSC 266. Schedule your appointment today in the HealthQuest portal, or by calling 1-888-275-1205, option 3. Limited appointments available. (Up to 23 points)

Now is a good time to take advantage of some of the on-demand and online options to earn HealthQuest points.

• Virtual Health Coaching Sessions: You can earn up to 15 points (maximum of one health coaching per day, one point each) by scheduling Health Coaching Sessions. You can choose a health coach who is a nurse (RN), a dietitian, or a trainer when scheduling sessions.
• Learning Modules: You can earn up to five points by completing on-demand learning modules in the HealthQuest portal. There are 18 topics to choose from.
• EAP On-Demand Trainings: You can earn up to eight points (maximum of one point per day) by completing EAP on-demand trainings and webinars that you can access through the HealthQuest portal. There are 32 topics to choose from.
• HealthQuest Financial Wellness Learning Module: You can earn five points by completing this four-week learning module.
• Health Assessment Questionnaire: You can earn 10 points for completing this assessment.
• HealthQuest Program Overview Video and Quiz: You can earn three points for watching this video and completing the short quiz.