Benefits Open Enrollment
October 1-31, 2021
Open enrollment is the annual opportunity for you to review your coverage and ensure you have the benefits that are best for you as you head into the new year.
How to Enroll
To enroll, log in to the
EBS Portal
starting October 1.
Please enroll in your benefits options for the 2022 plan year between October 1-31, 2021. The following instructions and tutorials may assist you as you complete enrollment.
MSU Benefits Fair
We're offering a Virtual Benefits Fair again this year. The virtual fair platform is available the entire month of October and contains a virtual booth for each MSU benefit vendor, along with MSU Human Resources (HR) and select MSU units. Each booth contains materials, videos and more to help you learn more about the benefit options available. Use the live chat events on October 12 and 14 to connect directly via text and/or video chat with MSU HR staff and benefits vendors.
HR Site Labs
Consider participating in an HR Site Lab to ask questions or receive assistance with enrollment.
Informational Resources
The following information may assist you as you make decisions this open enrollment season:
- 2022 Faculty/Academic Staff Open Enrollment Guide
- 2022 Support Staff Open Enrollment Guide
- MSU Retiree Benefits Open Enrollment Guide
- 2022 Special Open Enrollment Guide for individuals in the following groups: Cash-for-Life, COBRA, Long-term Disability, One Year Paid Medical, Postdoctoral Fellows, Unpaid Leave of Absence and Workers’ Compensation.
- 2022 Summaries of Benefits and Coverage (coming soon!)
MSU Retiree Open Enrollment Information
The following resources may assist retirees and their covered dependents during Open Enrollment:
- MSU Retiree Benefits Open Enrollment Guide
- Humana Information HR Webpage
- Humana Website for Medicare Eligible Enrollees: visit this page to learn more about your health and prescription coverage in the Humana Group Medicare PPO plan. Content and documents on this page will be updated as plan information becomes available.
- Humana Website for non-Medicare Eligible Enrollees: visit this page to learn more about your health and prescription coverage in the Humana MSU Non-Medicare PPO plan. Content and documents on this page will be updated as plan information becomes available.
Last Year's Open Enrollment Materials
Below are links to the open enrollment materials released last year for the 2021 plan year. These resources are available as a reference to the current benefits year only. They do not include information about options for 2022.
- 2021 Faculty/Academic Staff Open Enrollment Guide
- 2021 Support Staff Open Enrollment Guide
- 2021 Retiree Open Enrollment Guide
- 2021 Special Open Enrollment Guide for individuals in the following groups: Cash-for-Life, COBRA, Furlough, Long-term Disability, One Year Paid Medical, Postdoctoral Fellows, Unpaid Leave of Absence and Workers’ Compensation.
- 2021 Summaries of Benefits and Coverage
