
Benefits
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You must enroll for benefits within 31 days of your start date. If you do not make selections during this period, you and any eligible dependents will not receive Medical, Prescription, Dental, Optional Long-Term Disability Insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, Transit/Parking Reimbursement, Optional Term Life Insurance, Dependent Term Life Insurance, or Long-Term Care Insurance coverage from Columbia University for the remainder of the calendar year.
Eligible full-time Officers & Support Staff may log in at any time to see your Tuition Exemption, update your Retirement Planning choices, or update benefits related to an eligible Life Status Change. |
New plan offerings and rates for Columbia University Retiree Medical insurance are now available, effective February 1, 2010.
Highlights
Newly Hired Faculty & Staff Checklist
Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - PDF
HR Benefits Service Center
212-851-7000
hrbenefits@columbia.edu
For Assistance Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Carrier Contacts
Long-Term Disability Insurance
Transit/Parking
EBPA
1-888-456-4576
Flexible Spending Accounts
EBPA
1-888-456-4576
Medical Carriers
Aetna Member Login
Aetna DocFind
1-888-444-3368
Aetna: Behavioral Health 888-44-3368
CIGNA Member Login
CIGNA General Information
1-800-244-6224
CIGNA: Behavioral Health 800-283-6226
United Healthcare Member Login
United Healthcare General Information
1-800-232-9357
United Healthcare: Behavioral Health 888-265-9945
HIP Member Login
1-800-447-8255
ColumbiaDoctors
ColumbiaDoctors, the Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University
1-800-227-2762
Prescriptions
Medco Rx
1-800-230-0508
Dental Carriers
The Aetna Columbia Dental Plan
1-800-773-9326
GHI Dental
(212) 501-GHID
Life Insurance
The Standard Life Insurance
1-888-264-3057
Long-Term Care Insurance
John Hancock Long Term Care
1-800-964-3039
Long-Term Disability Insurance
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co.
Phone: 1-800-858-6515
Fax: 1-800-230-9531
Retirement Planning
TIAA-CREF
1-800-842-2776
The Vanguard Group
1-800-523-1188
Calvert
1-800-368-2745
