New Hire or New to Benefits

White Plans Hospital: Your Partner in Well-Being

Your needs, and those of your family, are unique to you. That’s why White Plains Hospital provides a comprehensive and flexible benefits program that you can customize to fit your personal situation. Our program offers you and your family important healthcare coverage and financial security. Please see the information on this page for details about eligibility, enrollment and more.

Follow these steps to learn more, choose your benefits and enroll:

Step 1: When Can I Enroll in Benefits?

You can enroll for benefits:

Within 30 days of first becoming eligible for benefits
During the Annual Open Enrollment period
During the plan year, if you experience a Qualifying Life Event (and within 30 days of the event)

NOTE: After you enroll, you may be asked to provide additional information, including:

Evidence of Insurability (EOI): Also called proof of good health—for yourself or your dependents. Follow the prompts as you enroll to submit EOI
Verification of your relationship to a dependent (e.g., copy of a marriage certificate, birth certificate or adoption decree). You can review action that is required in My Tasks from the homepage of the HealthyME Benefits Center and will receive a notice by email and text, if you have opted in to receive text messages

Step 2: Who is Eligible?

You are eligible for these White Plains Hospital benefits if you are:

An active fulltime or part-time employee – excluding 1199 collectively bargained employees.

Your dependents are eligible if they are:

Your legal spouse or domestic partner.
Your children* up to age 26.
Your disabled child(ren)* up to any age (if disabled prior to age 19).

*Includes biological, step, legally adopted/or a child placed for adoption, or a child under your legal guardianship.

About Domestic Partner Coverage

To enroll your domestic partner in coverage, you’ll be required to submit the items listed below.

Appropriate declaration forms

Proof of domestic partnership. Examples include:

Common ownership of real property (joint deed or mortgage agreement) or a common leasehold interest property
Common ownership of a motor vehicle
Driver’s license listing a common address
Proof of joint bank accounts or credit accounts

Under federal law, White Plains Hospital’s contribution toward the cost of healthcare coverage for your domestic partner is considered taxable income to you. You may wish to consult with a tax adviser for more information.

Step 3: When Does Coverage Begin?

Step 4: Termination of Coverage

If you or a covered dependent no longer meet these eligibility requirements or if your employment ceases:

Medical, dental, and vision coverage will end on the last day of the month in which you become ineligible
Your flexible spending account (healthcare and/or dependent care) eligibility will end on the first day after you become ineligible
Life and accidental death & dismemberment coverage will end on the day you become ineligible. Your life insurance coverages are convertible
You may be eligible to elect COBRA for yourself and/or your eligible dependents. Please note that domestic partners are excluded from COBRA eligibility

Stay Informed Throughout the Year

Visit Make the Most of Your Medical Coverage for valuable tips on how to save time and money on your healthcare
Log in to the HealthyME Benefits Center to view the coverage you’re enrolled in and make changes, as allowed, including updating your benefits after a Qualifying Life Event
Download the MyChoice Accounts app on the App Store or Google Play to manage your benefits on the go, including any spending accounts you may have
Contact a carrier with questions about coverage and process

Contact the HealthyME Benefits Center

Need help or have questions about your HealthyME benefits? Contact the Benefits Center for answers to your questions, helpful resources, and additional information.

866-959-3545

Monday - Friday, 8 AM–8 PM

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New Hires Have 30 Days to Enroll in Benefits

Log in to the private and secure part of the website to review your available benefits, compare your options, use the Decision Support Tool and enroll for the coverage you need. Ask Sofia, your personal benefits assistant, if you need help finding information or understanding your benefits.