Benefits

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.

Information was also mailed to the homes of all eligible retirees in December; as a reminder, if you wish to change your elections for 2010, you must do so by January 20, 2010.

If you have questions, please call the HR Benefits Service Center at 212-851-7000 (select the "Retirement" option), 9 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday-Friday.

Benefits in Brief For Officers of the University and Support Staff Who is Eligible for Benefits Making Changes to Your Benefits During the Year Medical Coverage Prescription Drug Coverage Dental Coverage Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) - Healthcare and Dependent Care Transit/Parking Reimbursement Programs (T/PRP) Retirement Plans	Tuition Programs Columbia University offers several programs for tuition, both at and outside of the University.	Employee Assistance Program (EAP) Harris, Rothenberg International, the vendor for Columbia's Employee Assistance Program, offers a wide variety of resources. HRI Presents: Live Chat - "Money Talk: Your Family and Money" The EAP offers confidential support for active Columbia University Officers and Support Staff, and their households.
	FAQs Frequently asked questions about Medical, Dental, Retirement, Life Insurance, Transit, Parking, Life Status Changes, and other Columbia University Benefits.	Information for Retirees View information about retiree medical plans, including rates for the current year.
	COBRA (Officers and Support Staff) Current COBRA medical and dental rates	Postdoctoral Fellows: Medical Benefits Enrollment instructions and rates for medical plan benefits for postdoctoral fellows.
	Summary Plan Descriptions Summary Plan Descriptions (SPDs)	Summary Annual Reports (SARs) and Form 5500s (Annual Reports)