Benefits Open Enrollment
October 1-31, 2020
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. Learn more about the virtual resources we have available this year due to COVID-19 below.
How to Enroll
To enroll, log in to the
EBS Portal
starting October 1.
Please enroll in your benefits options for the 2021 plan year between October 1-31, 2020. The following instructions and tutorials may assist you as you complete enrollment.
Virtual Benefits Fair
The Virtual Benefits Fair offers an opportunity to get the answers and assistance you need to complete Open Enrollment. Learn more at the link below.
- Virtual Benefits Fair: while we cannot have our usual in-person benefits fair this year due to COVID-19, we are offering a Virtual Benefits Fair with curated resources from our benefits vendors and opportunities to ask questions. The fair will take place from October 12 - 16, with MSU HR staff and benefits vendors available to answer questions live via chat on Thursday, October 15 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Friday, October 16 from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Informational Resources
The following information may assist you as you make decisions this open enrollment season:
- 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 - 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 2020 plan year. These resources are available as a reference to the current benefits year only. They do not include information about options for 2020.
