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<br /> 2018 BENEFITS OPEN ENROLLMENT GUIDE<br /> 2018 Benefits<br /> Open Enrollment Guide<br /> 1. Review your benefit options<br /> and what’s changing for 2018<br /> 2. Make informed choices<br /> 3. Select your benefits in the Employee<br /> Self-Service Information Center (ESSIC)<br /> GET STARTED<br /> ENROLL: Wednesday, November 1 through Friday, November 17, 2017. GET STARTED<br /> ENROLLMENT OPTIONS HEALTH PLAN ACCOUNTS YOUR BENEFITS ADDITIONAL <br /> OVERVIEW Faculty & Staff<br /> Enrollment Checklist<br /> Log into ESSIC during Benefits Open Enrollment to provide authorization to Penn<br /> State to process payroll deductions for the 2018 benefit year if you are electing health<br /> care, dental, vision, optional life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability or<br /> accidental death/dismemberment.<br /> CLICK ICON FOR<br /> A PRINTABLE LIST<br /> to help ensure that you have<br /><a title="2018 Open Enrollment (Faculty and Staff) page 1" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/51484122?page=1"> 2018 BENEFITS OPEN ENROLLMENT GUIDE 2018 Benefits</a> <a title="2018 Open Enrollment (Faculty and Staff) page 2" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/51484122?page=2"> Enrollment Checklist Log into ESSIC during Benefit</a> <a title="2018 Open Enrollment (Faculty and Staff) page 3" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/51484122?page=3"> What’s Different for 2018 At Penn State, we are c</a> <a title="2018 Open Enrollment (Faculty and Staff) page 4" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/51484122?page=4"> Looking for More Benefit Details? After you rev</a> <a title="2018 Open Enrollment (Faculty and Staff) page 5" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/51484122?page=5"> Learn more about both plans Penn State is providi</a> <a title="2018 Open Enrollment (Faculty and Staff) page 6" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/51484122?page=6"> Your Cost for Coverage Again this year, premium c</a> <a title="2018 Open Enrollment (Faculty and Staff) page 7" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/51484122?page=7"> PPO Savings Plan To understand how the PPO Saving</a> <a title="2018 Open Enrollment (Faculty and Staff) page 8" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/51484122?page=8"> PPO Plan To understand how the PPO Plan works, re</a> <a title="2018 Open Enrollment (Faculty and Staff) page 9" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/51484122?page=9"> Value-Based Benefits (VBB) If you enroll in the VB</a> <a title="2018 Open Enrollment (Faculty and Staff) page 10" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/51484122?page=10"> Remember, under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), so</a> <a title="2018 Open Enrollment (Faculty and Staff) page 11" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/51484122?page=11"> PPO Savings Plan vs. PPO Plan: The Details PPO SA</a> <a title="2018 Open Enrollment (Faculty and Staff) page 12" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/51484122?page=12"> PPO Savings Plan vs. PPO Plan: The Details (conti</a> <a title="2018 Open Enrollment (Faculty and Staff) page 13" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/51484122?page=13"> Health Savings Account (HSA) (Only for those who </a> <a title="2018 Open Enrollment (Faculty and Staff) page 14" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/51484122?page=14"> Health Savings Account (HSA) In compliance with t</a> <a title="2018 Open Enrollment (Faculty and Staff) page 15" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/51484122?page=15"> Health Care Flexible Spending Account (Available </a> <a title="2018 Open Enrollment (Faculty and Staff) page 16" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/51484122?page=16"> Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account (Availab</a> <a title="2018 Open Enrollment (Faculty and Staff) page 17" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/51484122?page=17"> Dental The Dental plan, administered by United Co</a> <a title="2018 Open Enrollment (Faculty and Staff) page 18" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/51484122?page=18"> Life Insurance If you are already enrolled in the</a> <a title="2018 Open Enrollment (Faculty and Staff) page 19" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/51484122?page=19"> ! Short-Term Disability (STD) Short-Term Di</a> <a title="2018 Open Enrollment (Faculty and Staff) page 20" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/51484122?page=20"> Employee Assistance Program (EAP) As a Penn State</a> <a title="2018 Open Enrollment (Faculty and Staff) page 21" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/51484122?page=21"> Now You’re Ready to Make Your Choices... Log Into</a> <a title="2018 Open Enrollment (Faculty and Staff) page 22" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/51484122?page=22"> Learn More by Attending an In-Person Campus Meeti</a> <a title="2018 Open Enrollment (Faculty and Staff) page 23" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/51484122?page=23"> In-Person Campus Meeting or Webinar Schedule (con</a> <a title="2018 Open Enrollment (Faculty and Staff) page 24" href="http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/51484122?page=24"> Your Benefit Resources 2018 VENDOR Aetna Prescrip</a>