Annual Enrollment

Office of Human Resources

Annual Benefits Enrollment begins October 1, 2024 and ends October 18, 2024 

 

Annual Enrollment is your chance to choose your Partners for Health plan benefits or make changes in your selections that are effective the following January 1. You’ll use Employee Self Service in Edison at www.edison.tn.gov  to add, remove or make changes to your insurance coverage, unless otherwise noted. You may  access Edison through your ETSU webmail/Office 365 (see video below). 

Benefits Information for Partners for Health Members Impacted by Hurricane Helene.

For MOST benefits*, if you don’t want to make changes, you don’t have to do anything during Annual Enrollment. If you’re enrolled now and don’t make changes, you’ll continue enrollment in the same plan options for medical, dental and vision products, and you’ll pay 2025 employee premium amounts.

Networks, providers and benefits may change and impact you. We encourage you to review your medical, dental and vision network options each year. It’s a good idea to review your enrollment selections each year in Edison or in Goldlink. You are not required to enroll in health insurance or make changes. As an active employee, if you don’t enroll, no premium dollars for health insurance will be deducted from your paycheck.

For detailed information please visit the Partners for Health Annual Enrollment website. For questions about your benefits contact the Benefits Administration Service Center at:1-800-253-9981 or 615-741-3590. For assistance or questions about Edison, please contact the Edison Help Desk at 1-866-376-0104 or 615-741-HELP (4357)

ETSU employees may now access Edison via single sign-on from their ETSU webmail as seen in the video below.

Important 2025 Benefits Updates 

Many changes are coming to our benefits for 2025, so please review the information below and visit https://www.tn.gov/partnersforhealth/ae/important-2025-benefits-updates.html for additional information:

  • New Insurance Premiums for 2025
    • Health Premiums Health insurance premiums will increase by an average of 5.5%.
    • Vision Premiums will stay the same
    • Dental Premiums  The State will be paying for half of the dental premiums.  These changes will be reflected in the December payroll because employees pay for insurance one month in advance. We recommend comparing the networks and benefits.
  • Flexible Benefits 
    Medical flexible spending account and limited purpose FSA contribution and carryover amounts are changing for 2025. You must re-enroll in these accounts every year.
  • Benefit Changes/Updates

    There are no vendor changes for 2025. All member health plan cost sharing, such as deductibles or coinsurance, will stay the same except for the following two changes:

    • A third non-preferred brand drug specialty tier will be added to the Preferred Provider Organization options. Pharmacy benefits currently have two cost-sharing tiers for specialty medications - generics and brands.
    • The copay for Talkspace will be lowered to $15 for the PPO options. Talkspace lets members communicate with a therapist by audio or video from a smartphone or desktop. Currently, Talkspace visits under PPO plan cost the same as an in-network primary care office visit. The copay for Talkspace will be lowered to $15 for the PPO options. Talkspace lets members communicate with a therapist by audio or video from a smartphone or desktop. Currently, Talkspace visits under PPO plan cost the same as an in-network primary care office visit

    Benefit change for CDHP members: Anti-obesity medications will no longer be on the preventive drug list for the CDHP option in 2025. Members enrolled in this plan will be subject to their plan’s deductible before plan coverage begins for anti-obesity medications including, but not limited to, Qsymia, Wegovy, Zepbound and Saxenda.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • If I don’t wish to make any changes to my benefits, do I need to log in to Edison or actively participate in Annual Enrollment?

    No.  The only exceptions are:

    Note:  Annual Enrollment time is a great time to check all of your beneficiaries in Edison.

  • How do I know what benefits I’m currently enrolled in?

    There are 2 ways to do this.  

    • You may use ETSU Goldlink self-service to view your current benefits elections.  
    • You may also view your current benefits elections in Edison (see login directions in the video above).  
  • I was unable to submit my 2025 benefit changes during open enrollment due to Hurricane Helene. What should I do? 

    Benefits Administration is here to support you and your employees in areas impacted by Hurricane Helene. 

    If you have employees who are not able to submit their 2025 benefits enrollment before the end of Annual Enrollment this year, they may submit a paper application for 2025 benefits during the Annual Enrollment revision period, which runs until 4:30 p.m. Central time on Dec. 1, 2024. If you have questions about this process, please contact us at benefits.administration@tn.gov or 800-253-9981. 

    We have also posted information about resources available through our benefits to help you and your employees during recovery from the disaster. These include some services available to employees regardless of their enrollment in Partners for Health benefits. Find this information on our website here.

  • How do I log into Edison and make changes to health, dental, vision, short-term disability, Basic Life Insurance, or AD&D Insurance?

    You will make these changes in Edison, the State’s website for Benefits Enrollment.

    ETSU employees may now access Edison via single sign-on (No Edison ID needed!) by:

    • Logging into ETSU Webmail/Office 365.
    • Click the grid icon in upper left corner.
    • Click the Edison icon.  If you don't see it, click Explore all your Apps" to search for Edison and click to enter.  
      • Once you do this, you will always see Edison on your list!
      • You might be prompted to click an "Accept" button.  Click "Accept".
    • Once in Edison, you should select Employee Work Center from the Self-Service Menu.
    • Click onto Benefits Enrollment from the My Benefits menu.  
    • Now you can add, remove or make changes to your insurance coverage at hire and during annual enrollment.
  • How do I know that the changes I made in Edison were submitted?
    You should receive a confirmation email from Edison.  Additionally, if you clicked the blue “submit enrollment” button in Edison, your changes were submitted.
  • How do I make changes to my voluntary term life insurance?
    You will log in to the Securian Financial website to make changes to your voluntary term life insurance, or you can call them at 1-866-881-0631.
  • How do I make changes to my Long-Term Disability insurance?
    For 2025, employees who are eligible for Long Term Disability insurance will be auto-enrolled in the richest plan through the state's vendor, MetLife. The state will pay 100% of the premiums for option 3 (employees using the benefit would receive 63% of their monthly salary, up to $10K a month following a 90-day waiting period.)   To learn more, click here.

  • How do I enroll in a Flexible Spending Account for 2025?

    Employees who wish to enroll in Flexible Spending must create an account each year for the Medical FSA, L-FSA and DC-FSA.  Employees would determine how much money to put in their accounts during initial enrollment and also during annual enrollment will enroll here  to create your 2025 account .

  • How do I enroll in a Health Savings Account for 2025?
    If you choose the Consumer Driven Health Plan, a Health Savings Account (HSA) will automatically be opened for you.  You may contribute funds into your Health Savings Account from your paycheck on a pre-tax basis by submitting the 2025 HSA Form to Human Resources.

  • What is my Edison ID?
    Your Edison ID is the eight-digit number beginning with 2 zeros on your Caremark RX card.  If you cannot find your Edison ID, please contact Human Resources at (423) 439-4457.
  • Is my ETSU E number the same as my Edison ID?
    No. Your ETSU E number is your identification number only for ETSU.  Your Edison ID is your state issued ID for benefits purposes.
  • How do I update my beneficiaries?
    • You may update your life insurance beneficiaries in the Edison portal for Basic Life Insurance and Voluntary Accidental Death & Dismemberment.
    • You may update your voluntary term life insurance beneficiaries via the Securian Financial website.
    • For a comprehensive guide to updating all beneficiaries, please see the FAQ on our benefits page.
  • Additional FAQs
    For additional FAQs, please see the Partners for Health FAQ document