Welcome to your 2025/2026 Open Enrollment Information Page

It’s Open Enrollment time!  The Benefits Open Enrollment will be held from Monday, May 5 – Friday, May 16.

We encourage you to  Click here to view the Open Enrollment Video Presentation. Click here to view the Spanish version.

Benefits Guide (English)

Benefits Guide (Spanish) 

Open Enrollment Highlights & Updates:

  • NO PREMIUM RATE INCREASES FOR JULY 1, 2024 – JUNE 30, 2025!
  • For those on the HDHP plan, there is a slight increase on the In-Network deductible for Individual and Family
    • Individual:  Currently $3,000 – New $3,200
    • Family: Currently $6,000 – New $6,400
      • Health Savings Account (HSA) – Payflex is now Inspira Financial
      • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) – will no longer be with BASIC, will move to Inspira FinancialVendor Updates (effective 7/1/24):

    For additional benefits information, please expand the links below:

Medical

Medical Plan Vendor:  Banner-Aetna

Summary of Benefits & Coverage (SBC’s) 

For those Team Members that live in Arizona:

For those Team Members that live outside of Arizona:

Schedule of Benefits 

For those Team Members that live in Arizona:

For those Team Members that live outside of Arizona:

Virtual Telemedicine 

Telemedicine is a form of healthcare provided to you and your covered dependents through virtual text or video conference from the comfort of your own home.

Additional Health Insurance Resources

Company Paid and Voluntary Life Insurance

Life Insurance Vendor: New York Life

Company Paid Basic Life & AD&D Insurance

All full-time team members will receive 1x their annual salary rounded up to the thousand in company paid life insurance at no cost! The benefit carries a minimum of $30,000 and maximum of $200,000 in coverage. Benefit includes reduction of coverage after the age of 65, see Certificate of Coverage for full details.

 

Voluntary Life Insurance & Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)

Team members may request voluntary life insurance for themselves, their spouse, and eligible dependents (up to age 26).  For those Team Members that are newly eligible for benefits, you are offered coverage up to $150,000 for yourself, and $30,000 for spouse as guaranteed coverage without having to provide evidence of insurability (EOI).  You can refer to page 16 of the Benefits Guide booklet for summary of information.

For requests above the guaranteed amounts, EOI form is needed and coverage is subject to underwriting by New York Life.

  • Employees – Must elect in $10,000 increments, but not to exceed 5x your salary (or $500,000 max)

Note: Team Members who are age 70 or older; maximum benefit is $50,000

  • Spouse – Employees must elect Voluntary coverage for themselves to add coverage for Spouse. Must elect in $5,000 increments, coverage can’t exceed 2.5x team members annual salary & coverage amount not to exceed 50% of the Team Member’s elected coverage for Voluntary Life insurance up to a max of $150,000.  Coverage for a spouse must end, once they turn 70 years of age.
  • Dependent – Birth to 6 months: $500 max; 6 months to age 26: $10,000 max

Note: coverage for Dependents does not require EOI.  You pay one rate for all eligible dependents.

Outside of new benefit eligibility (during open enrollment periods), any requests for Voluntary Life Insurance for Team Members and Spouses will require the EOI form to be completed & to be approved by New York Life.

Please contact the Total Rewards team at Benefits@sunhealth.org or by phone at 602-980-1800 for questions.

Short & Long Term Disability

Short-term & Long-Term Disability Vendor:  New York Life

 

Short Term Disability

Short Term Disability (STD) insurance is designed to protect an employee’s income for a short period of time in the event an employee becomes ill or injured and is unable to work up to 13 weeks. Benefit amount – 60% of your weekly salary for up to 13 weeks (following an 7-day waiting period). See full plan description for specifications and limitations.

Long Term Disability

Long Term Disability (LTD) insurance is designed to protect an employee’s income for up to five years after the short-term disability period has expired (at least 90 days from event).

    • Benefit amount – 60% of your salary for up to 5 years following 24 months of coverage. See full plan description for specifications and limitations.
    • Employees who are first time eligible for this coverage do not need to provide evidence of insurability. Employees who waive the coverage when they are first time eligible will need to provide evidence of insurability if they wish to elect coverage later (during a subsequent open enrollment).
    • Managers level and above receive this benefit free of cost.

Accident & Critical Illness Insurance

 Supplemental Plan Vendor:  Aetna

Accident Insurance

Critical Illness Insurance 

Team Members have two (2) easy ways to manage their plans:

  1. The member portal at MyAetnaSupplemental.com
  2. The MyAetna Supplemental mobile app, where Team Members can:
    – View coverage and plan documents
    – Submit and track claims
    – Sign up for direct deposit of benefit payments
    – Upload documents on the portal, or take a picture on the mobile app
    – Download forms

Health Savings Account (HSA)

Health Savings Account Vendor: Inspira Financial(formerly Payflex)

What is an HSA?  Team Members who enroll in a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) may qualify to open an HSA (Health Savings Account).  You can use pre-tax funds, to be deposited into an account to pay for out-of-pocket, eligible healthcare expenses. Unspent money is portable and and rolls over into the next benefit year to cover expenses or to continue earning interest tax free.  HSA’s differ from an FSA in that you can take your money with you if you switch employers, or even if you change health insurers.  As you add funds into your account, your contributions reduce your annual taxable income.  The funds you withdraw to pay for qualified medical expenses remain untaxed and you save again when funds in your HSA accounts earn interest tax free.

Team Members can start/stop or change their contributions at any time during the year.  Please contact Benefits at Benefits@sunhealth.org or by phone (602) 980-1800 for assistance with contribution updates.

HSA limits are set by the I.R.S. each year and contribution limits are based on calendar year (January – December).
The contribution limits for 2025 are as follows:

  • Individual: $4,300
  • Family: $8,550

For those that are of Age 55 and older, there is an additional $1,000 catch up to the amounts listed above.

HSA Store – Click Here to log into the HSA store for eligible products to purchase using your Health Savings Account funds.

Inspira Financial HSA Flyer
Individual’s Guide to HSA
HSA Fee Schedule

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) Vendor:  Inspira Financial (effective 7/1/2024)

Team Members have option to participate in two Flexible Spending Account options:

Health Care-FSA

Team members may participate in the medical reimbursement account and set aside pre-tax dollars that can be used for medical, dental, vision and other eligible expenses as outlined by the IRS for you and your eligible dependents. Funds are eligible for use as of the plan year (July 1 – June 30th) or the Team Member’s benefit eligibility date – June 30th.  Contributions will be deducted pre-tax throughout the plan year from your paychecks.  Deductions amounts will be based on the number of pay periods left in the plan year based on benefit eligible period.

FY 2024-2025 Limit: $3,200
(July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2024) 

  • You may rollover up to $640 (from FY 23-24) of unused FSA dollars into the FY 24-25 plan year (but must have re-elected in FSA for July 1, 2024)

Dependent (Day) Care Account

Team members may participate in the dependent care account and set aside pre-tax dollars to help pay for childcare expenses. Funds are eligible for use once every payday. This plan is a use it or lose it benefit. Any unused funds in this account will be forfeited at the end of the plan year.

FY 2024-2025 Limit: $5,000 (per household)
(July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2024) 

 

FSA Resources:

Support Programs

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
(this is a company provided benefit)

Life has its share of ups and downs- and sometimes you may need a little guidance through the “downs.” The Employee Assistance Program provides you and your family access to unlimited confidential 24/7 assistance for information and resources on:

-In-person assistance up to 3 sessions with a counselor per person, per issue
-referrals on family matters
-kennels and pet care
-event and vacation planning
-moving and relocation
-car buying
-college planning
-legal information and resources
-guidance on financial matters, including household budgeting
-short and long term disability planning

Review the flyers below for contact information.

Employee Assistance Program Flyer

Counseling and Wellness Support

Financial Legal Estate Support Customer Flyer

EstateGuidance®

LegalConnect®

Secure Traveler (Travel Assistance)

Sun Health Wellness 

Memory Care Family Support Resources

Healthy Mindsets Program

Whether you’re interested in losing weight, coping with stress, managing a chronic illness, reducing worry and depression, or learning ways to boost your health, happiness, and personal performance- you’ll find confidential and complimentary self-directed solutions with the Healthy Mindsets Program. Healthy Mindsets offers services on the following topics

  • Assess Yourself
  • Emotional Stress Conditions
  • Positive Habit Cycles
  • De-stressing about Stress
  • Persistent Health Conditions
  • Special Programs and Products
  • Resiliency4Life
  • The Road Map to Peace of Mind

Access the flyer below for account and login instructions.

Sun Health Wellness – Healthy Mindsets Portal 

Team Member Emergency Fund

The Employee Association is a nonprofit organization that was formed in 2008 in an effort to aid Sun Health team members in times of need. The concept of the organization began when a team member approached management with a request to hold a bake sale to assist with fellow team members’ medical bills. With more than 400 team members on staff at that time, leaders saw a tremendous opportunity to create a formal plan to support our team members in need. As a result, the Employee Association was formed.

Over the years, the Association has brought relief and support to many team members in need and is sure to positively impact the lives of many more to come. The Employee Association is just one of the ways Sun Health shows its gratitude for our team members’ commitment to our mission to champion healthy living, research and superior health care.

Purpose

This association was created to provide monetary assistance to the members of the Sun Health Employee Association for circumstances such as the occurrence of any unexpected event or combination of circumstances that jeopardize the individual’s health and welfare.
Example of undue hardships include:

  • Offering assistance in time of need e. g. funeral expenses for the death of an immediate family member or the travel costs to see an ailing close relative.
  • Living expenses due to damage caused to team members dwelling
    (fire or storm)
  • Significant loss of household income due to events such as robbery or emergency medical expenses.

Please click HERE to be directed to the Team Member Emergency Fund page.  This page contains FAQ’s, how to request assistance or yourself or a needed Team Member and also how you can donate to the fund.

Additional Resources

  • FY 2024-2025 Payroll Calendar
  • FY 2025-2026 Payroll Calendar
  • VSP – Hearing Aid Discount Program
  • Netspend
    • Click here to learn how to sign up for Netspend on your smartphone (Android or Iphone)
    • Access your earned wages instantaneously. Netspend provides on-demand access to up to 50% of the funds they have earned in the current pay period. Using our simple app, employees can easily transfer their funds.
    • Money can be transferred to a bank account via ACH at no cost in around 2-5 business days also have access to cash and FREE direct deposit or money can expedited transfer to a Skylight payroll card or a Netspend Skylight deposit account. Transfers may typically occur within minutes.
  • The Employee Network Discounts
    • Access to over thousands of discounts which include theme park tickets, travel, restaurants & so much more
    • Click here for the website
    • Click here to see all of the amazing employee discounts that is offered to you as a Sun Health employee.
      • Company code: Sun Health
  • Planet Fitness Membership
    • Click here to see participating locations and membership discount information.
  • Verizon Employee Discount
    • Click here and follow the quick and easy steps to apply a 22% discount to your existing account. You may always contact Verizon for additional help and resources.
  • Aetna Discount Program
  • Travel Assistance
  • Financial Coaching
  • United Pet Care Insurance
    This coverage is not exclusive to open enrollment.  It can be elected at any time through the plan year. Please review the Benefit Coverage link below for more information.

*This information provides an overview of the benefits plans and should not be construed as a Summary Plan Description, Certificate of Coverage or Plan Document, and should not be relied upon to fully determine coverage. Benefit plans may be changed for any reason, to the extent allowed by law.

REMINDER- Team member contributions are deducted from 24 out of 26 pay periods.

Open Enrollment will be a “Passive” enrollment.  What is a Passive enrollment?

If you do NOT wish to make any changes to your current benefits, you do NOT need to anything (see exception below).  Your current benefits will carry over into the new plan year.

EXCEPTION:  Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Participation
For those that want to participate in the FSA programs, you must go through the enrollment process to enroll or re-enroll in the FSA and set your annual election amount for July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026.  FSA elections do not carry over per IRS rules.  For those that will have eligible FSA rollover funds from the FY 24/25 year, you must re-enroll in FSA for the new plan year, or the funds will be forfeited.  Please refer to the Benefits Guide for more information and to view the FSA limits for FY 25/26.


Did you know? You can view your current benefits in UKG without having to go into the actual Open Enrollment.  To do this, log into UKG then go to My Info > My Benefits > Benefit Plans.  Here you can review and update your beneficiary information for the company paid Basic Life insurance and Voluntary Life Insurance (if applicable).  To do so click on the pencil (right hand side) and update as needed and save.  If you prefer you can complete the Beneficiary Designation form (English) or Beneficiary Designation form (Spanish) and email completed form to Benefits@sunhealth.org.  This is also a good time to review your personal contact & emergency contact information and update as needed by going to My Info > My HR > HR Actions.


Want to Enroll in Benefits or Make Changes to your Benefits?

If you wish to enroll or make changes to your benefits simply log into Ultimate Kronos Group (UKG).
Forgot password?  You can request a password reset by reaching out to the Talent Service Center (TSC) by visiting this link.
As a reminder, your username for UKG is your FirstName.LastName + last 5 digits of your social security number (ex: jane.doe12345).

IMPORTANT: If you do go into your open enrollment, you will need to go through each option and waive or elect as needed.  You will not be able to submit your elections unless all the benefits have a green check mark next to them. Your submittal will then come to the Benefits team to review and accept.  Enrollments or changes made will be effective July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026.

Open Enrollment Benefit Sessions 2025-2026

The Benefits team will be holding information sessions at the Communities throughout the open enrollment period to help provide information to our team members, answer questions and assist with the enrollment process as needed.  Below is the list of the dates and times for these benefit sessions.  Team Members are welcome to attend any of these sessions that work best for them regardless of community location.  If you may need help going through the enrollment process, please be sure to bring your cell phone as this will help with resetting your UKG password as needed.

We will have a dedicated person at all the Community sessions for Spanish translation assistance as needed for our Team Members!

For questions, please contact our Total Rewards Team:
Kristen Venditte – Total Rewards Specialist

Email: benefits@sunhealth.org

Phone: (602) 980-1800