Health Benefts

Health Benefits


2110 union members are eligible to enroll in the EmblemHealth - GHI Medical Plan.

2110 union members are eligible to enroll in the GHI Dental Plan.

Teachers College offers a vision plan.

The chart below reflects monthly contributions 

EyeMed Vision

Employee

$0.00

Employee + 1

$3.04

Family

$4.60

Healthcare Purpose

Dependent Care

  • Eligible to enroll regardless if you are enrolled in a medical plan
  • Can be used to pay for eligible medical, dental, prescriptions and vision expenses
  • Eligible dependent care services, such as preschool, summer day camp, before or after school programs for children under age 13
  • For your spouse or dependent who is physically or mentally not able to care for himself or herself


For Healthcare FSAs, funds must be used by March 15th of the following year; all claims must be submitted by April 30th
For Dependent Care FSA, funds must be used by December 31st
Requires annual election during open enrollment

Basic Life Insurance and Basic AD&D

  • Full-time 2110 union members are covered under a $20,000 policy through The Standard Life InsuranceCompany of New York paid by the College.
  • Part-time 2110 union members are covered under a $15,000 policy through The Standard Life Insurance Company of New York paid by the College.
  • Members are auto-enrolled into the group policy.

Voluntary Supplemental Life Insurance and Supplemental AD&D

  • Employees may purchase coverage for themselves, their spouse, and their dependent children.
  • Employees may elect up to $500,000.
  • Coverage for Spouse may be elected up to $50,000.
  • Coverage for Dependent Children up to $8,000 per eligible child.
  • Employees electing coverage amounts of $100,000 or more will need to submit an Evidence of Insurability form directly on The Standard website.
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