Welcome to Culver’s Benefits Showcase! We know how important your health and wellbeing are to you and your family. That is why we are committed to offering excellent, well-rounded options that lead to whole person wellbeing – mind, spirit and body!
Choosing your benefits takes careful thought and planning. Knowing what benefits you have and how to leverage them is important and that is why we created this benefits showcase as a resource. This site will be available to you during enrollment as well as on demand all year to help you or your family members understand and find information as needed regarding the resources Culver has invested in to ensure you make the right decisions as it relates to you and your family’s overall health and wellbeing needs!
We are committed to helping you and your family achieve your best health – to be well emotionally, physically and financially. I hope that you will share this resource with your family so you can all learn more about all the benefits we are proud to offer!
Be Well,
Shellie Hicks
Chief Human Resources Officer
Email: amy.coplen@culver.org
Phone: (574) 842-8313
Our open enrollment period takes place November 1 -30 each year. This is your opportunity to make changes to your benefit elections for the following plan year. During open enrollment, you may:
If you do not plan to make any changes to your current benefits, and are not electing FSA for the following year, then you do not need to complete an enrollment form.
Your enrollment will be completed through Dayforce.
Click the Open Enrollment How To button for step-by-step instructions for completing your enrollment.
Changes to your benefits can be made outside of Open Enrollment only if you have experienced a documented Qualifying Life Event. Changes must be made within 30 days of the date of the event. Your change must be consistent with your life event/status change. Listed below are some events that qualify for a change in coverage.
You must complete your benefits enrollment within 30 days from your date of hire or transfer into a benefits-eligible position. If you do not submit your benefit selections within 30 days, you will not have the ability to enroll in benefits until Open Enrollment or in the case of a qualifying life event.
If you do not plan to make any changes to your current benefits, and are not electing FSA for 2022, then you do not need to complete an enrollment form.
Your enrollment will be completed through Dayforce. Click the New Hire How To button for step-by-step instructions for completing your enrollment.
Email: amy.coplen@culver.org
Phone: (574) 842-8313
Culver Academies is committed to offering a variety of medical benefits that provide generous coverage for both employees and their covered dependents. Employees are offered the choice of enrolling in one of two Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield of Indiana plans: the HRA plan or the HSA plan.
Both plans have:
Don't forget to register for your anthem.com account! At anthem.com, you can view EOBs, track your spending accounts, find in-network providers, and other important information.
An HSA is a tax free account you can use to pay for current and future medical expenses (even medical expenses during retirement). In 2023, you can contribute $3,850 if you enrolled in Employee Only medical coverage and $7,750 if you enrolled in Family coverage (Family Coverage includes one or more covered dependents). Contributions made to a Health Savings Account (HSA) cannot exceed the HSA limit set by the Internal Revenue Service.
An HSA has triple tax benefits:
You’re eligible to open an HSA if:
You enroll in a high-deductible health plan, such as the plan offered to you at Culver.
Your only coverage is a high-deductible health plan, and you have not signed up for Medicare coverage. (If you’re covered under your spouse’s plan and that plan is not a high deductible or your spouse contributes to a Healthcare FSA, then you are not eligible to contribute to an HSA).
Each time you have a qualified expense, you decide whether to:
Money you don’t spend rolls over from year to year. So if you change jobs, switch to another medical plan or even retire, your HSA and the money in it is still yours to keep. You can choose to save it to pay for eligible healthcare expenses tax-free in retirement.
How does the HRA work?
Your provider submits a claim for payment. For covered services, what happens next depends on the following:
After your claim is processed, you’ll receive an Explanation of Benefits. This will show the total cost of the service, the “allowable charge” (the provider’s contracted rate), and any amount you may be responsible for. If you have any out-of-pocket costs, your provider will send you a bill for this amount, which will go toward your deductible and out-of-pocket maximum.
Chronic Condition Care Management is focused on improving the health of individuals with chronic conditions. Early identification and effective treatment of chronic conditions slows the progression of chronic diseases allowing our employees to achieve their best health.
It is essential that you establish a comprehensive plan with your physician and that you adhere to protocols, avoiding gaps in medical care (i.e., skipping medications).
Culver has invested in Anthem plans, programs and resources to aid in the management of the following chronic conditions:
A hospital stay or long-term health problem can turn your life upside down. You may feel overwhelmed and not know where to get help and support.
That’s why we have a team of registered nurses, supported by clinical experts, trained to help during these stressful times. They’re called nurse care managers, and they’re your health care advocates. Their goal is to understand your needs from all angles and help you get the best care possible.
An extra helping hand is a phone call away. Call Customer Service at 1-833-578-4441 and ask for Case Management.
Managing an ongoing health condition isn’t easy, and having a little extra help and encouragement can make all the difference. That’s why we offer ConditionCare, a no-cost health and wellness program that provides tools, resources, and support to members and their covered dependents.
If you or a loved one under your insurance plan has any of the conditions named above, you can participate at no extra cost.
When you’re not feeling well you can get the support you need easily using LiveHealth Online. Whether you have a cold, you’re feeling anxious or need help managing your medication, doctors and mental health professionals are right there, ready to help you feel your best. Using LiveHealth Online you can have a video visit with a board-certified doctor, psychiatrist or licensed therapist from your smartphone, tablet or computer from home or anywhere.
Your Anthem plan includes benefits for video visits using LiveHealth Online, so you’ll just pay your share of the costs — usually $59 or less for medical doctor visits, and a 45-minute therapy or psychiatry session usually costs the same as an office mental health visit.
Prescription coverage is included in your medical plan. Your prescriptions are subject to your medical deductible and may be paid with available HRA or HSA dollars.
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Sydney Health makes it easy to find doctors near you, get important information about benefits and claims, track your progress toward health goals and more. You can even get your member ID card right from Sydney. Download the Sydney Health app today in the Google Play or Apple App Store!
Email: amy.coplen@culver.org
Phone: (574) 842-8313
As part of the comprehensive health insurance coverage offered to employees and their families, Culver Academies offers employees the option to elect Dental coverage for themselves and their dependents. Seeing your Dentist regularly and keeping good dental hygiene can help your teeth stay healthy and help you catch problems early.
The Anthem Dental Complete plan covers preventive care services from in-network providers at 100%. These in-network preventive services are not subject to a deductible or copays. You may have costs associated with preventive care services if they are from an out of-network provider. Preventive services under this plan include cleanings twice per calendar year, bitewing x-rays twice per calendar year, and fluoride application once per year for dependents under age 19 among others.
Culver Academies is giving you the option to select vision coverage with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield as part of their commitment to comprehensive healthcare. Regular eye examinations can not only determine your need for corrective eyewear but also may detect general health problems in their earliest stages. Protection for the eyes should be a major concern to everyone. You are eligible for benefits the first day of full time employment.
Email: amy.coplen@culver.org
Phone: (574) 842-8313
Marathon Health is an independent provider of employer sponsored health management services and operates primary care and wellness clinics across the country. They provide a primary care clinic staffed by board certified physicians, physician assistants (PA), and nurse practitioners (NP) exclusively to Culver full time employees and spouses carried on a Culver medical plan. Marathon Health also provides acute care services for child dependents age 6 years and older that are covered on a Culver medical plan.
Marathon Health carries more than 150 frequently prescribed medications at no or low cost. Patients with a prescription from an outside provider can present the prescription to a Marathon Health provider during a required, no charge consultation.
Marathon Health requires a consultation with a provider when filling a prescription in order to ensure complete oversight of a patient’s medical treatment. An identical or similar prescription may be issued with the Marathon Health provider’s agreement. Marathon Health does not carry any controlled substances such as narcotics.
The majority of medications and services through Marathon Health are at no cost to you! For the HSA plan there is a $20 fee per visit for ACUTE visits only and $4 medication charge for ACUTE medications. All preventive services and chronic care management are still free.
Visits at Marathon Health are by appointment only.
Call 1-866-434-3255, visit https://my.marathon-health.com, or download the new Marathon Health app from your Google Play Store or Apple App Store.
Email: amy.coplen@culver.org
Phone: (574) 842-8313
Culver is excited to partner with Vitality for Wellbeing! Culver Wellbeing is open to all Culver employees and spouses covered under a Culver medical plan. Both the employee and covered spouse must complete a biometric screen and Wellbeing assessment each year. By completing activities aimed at whole-person wellbeing, the employees enrolled in Culver medical plans can earn incentives. Our wellbeing program has been designed to support you and your families as whole individuals – mind, spirit, and body. You as a WHOLE person come to work every day and we want to recognize and support that in the programs and resources we provide. To that end our wellbeing programming and resources encompass the following pillars of wellbeing:
Physical Wellbeing - maximizes health through educated decision-making reflected in behaviors that balance nutrition, exercise and recovery. Making positive and healthy lifestyle choices such as managing health conditions, being tobacco free, and making other choices that limit health risks.
Resources are available to support taking care of your bodies by creating healthy habits such as good nutrition, an active lifestyle, regular sleep patterns and frequent preventive exams.
Social/Emotional Wellbeing – Social wellness derives from the creation and maintenance of relationships through providing care for others and accepting support. Emotional wellness arises from the recognition, management, and expression of feelings during various life circumstances with habits that constructively balance stressors and adapt appropriately to change.
Resources are available to help build positive self-images, build resiliency to life events, create and maintain healthy relationships, the ability to understand, value, and cope with one’s thoughts and emotions in a manner that moves your life forward in a positive direction.
Spiritual Wellbeing - Seeking and expressing meaning and purpose in life. It reflects connectedness to self, to the moment, to others, to the wider world, and to what is experienced as significant and sacred beyond self-interest. Develops with the awareness of what can make life meaningful and fulfilling, guided by traditions and values of a community or culture, and the intentional making of choices stemming from that awareness.
Resources are available to support discovering, reflecting and growing in your life’s purpose.
Financial Wellbeing – Ability to meet current and ongoing financial obligations, feeling secure in your financial future and able to make choices that allow you to enjoy life.
Resources are available to help you understand your finances, plan for the future and make educated decisions in order to be confident and secure in your economic life.
Community Wellbeing - Caring for others, one’s surroundings, volunteering, and feeling a sense of engagement within the environment where a person lives and works. Recognizing that we are part of something larger than ourselves. Supporting an individual’s growth and development in order to support our community’s continued growth and development. Clarity, confidence, and connections to daily engage in meaningful and purposeful work and like what you do every day.
Resources are available to support giving back to your community and building healthy relationships. Resources to help develop in your career, overall goals, and utilize your strengths.
Email: amy.coplen@culver.org
Phone: (574) 842-8313
Now you can stretch your income, reduce your costs and pay less in taxes. How? By using your Flexible Spending Account (FSA), which allows you to use pretax dollars to pay for healthcare and dependent care expenses. Culver partners with PBA for FSAs.
How Does it Work?
If you would like to re-enroll in the FSA you must log in to your PBA account and make elections for the upcoming plan year each year during Open Enrollment.
Annual contribution limits are set by the IRS.
Culver offers two types of Medical Flexible Spending Accounts: Healthcare FSA and Limited Use FSA.
If you have elected an HRA or have healthcare coverage from outside of Culver, you may be eligible for a Healthcare FSA. The Healthcare FSA can be used to pay for eligible medical, prescription, dental, and vision expenses. This is the version of FSA with which most people are familiar.
If you have elected an HSA, you are eligible for a Limited Use FSA. Limited Use FSAs can not be used for medical or prescription expenses. They can only be used to pay for eligible dental and vision expenses.
A Dependent Care Account creates a tax break for dependent care expenses such as: child care or day care expenses for children ages 12 or under or for children of any age who require custodial care that are physically or mentally incapable of self-care. Additionally, it can be used for custodial adult day care for a disabled spouse or senior citizen dependents such as parents or grandparents who are considered an IRS tax dependent and require someone to come into the home to assist with day-to-day living.
Dependent Care Spending Account
Culver offers both a medical plan with a Health Savings Account and the option to enroll in Flexible Spending Accounts.
Email: amy.coplen@culver.org
Phone: (574) 842-8313
Culver offers a variety of incentives and resources to help employees as they contemplate financial wellbeing in retirement. Employees who actively participate in Culver’s 403b program and engage in financial education and planning, enter their retirement years with confidence.
TIAA is Culver's 403b retirement partner. A full-time employee receives:
Investments available in Culver’s 403b offering are reviewed quarterly and updated if needed. Reviewing your TIAA contributions, balances and investment performance can be done at any point in time by accessing your account at TIAA.org. TIAA offers investment planning, counseling, and education.
TIAA is happy to help via phone at 800-842-2252.
Culver employees who were hired before June 30, 2006 may be enrolled in Culver’s Defined Pension Benefit plan. This plan offers a monthly pension payment to individuals once they reach 65 years of age. The monthly payment varies depending on years of service, average gross wages July 1, 2002 – June 30, 2007, and age at distribution.
If you qualify for Culver’s Defined Pension Benefit, you should include the monthly pension payment as part of your retirement plan. You may start your payments early, which would reduce the monthly amount by approximately 5% per year. You may choose to delay your monthly payments, which would increase the monthly amount by approximately 9% per year.
Culver’s Human Resources team maintains employment records of eligible individuals. Additionally, we process the employee/retiree payment transactions. Please contact Michelle Avery, Payroll & Pension Administrator, with questions about Culver’s Defined Pension Benefit Plan.
Culver understands that planning for retirement and choosing investments can be challenging. Captrust, formerly Lakeside Financial, has been a trusted partner of Culver for several years. Captrust provides expert financial educational tools and strategic retirement planning.
Captrust offers numerous on-line resources to help employees think about retirement in any stage of life. Employees may be early in their career and just starting to plan and analyze the benefits of saving for retirement. Employees may be in the middle of their career where they are balancing priorities, setting aside savings dollars and increasing knowledge about investment performance and trends.
Employees may be in the middle of their career where they are balancing priorities, setting aside savings dollars and increasing knowledge about investment performance and trends. Employees may be in the late end of their career where they are moving wealth into risk averse investments, applying for social security and transitioning a family budget from earned wages to retirement investment dollars. Captrustadvice.com has the latest article and video resources that can benefit all Culver employees.
Captrust financial advisors have provided personal one-on-one guidance to countless members of our community. Advisory appointments are available at varied times during the school year. Culver’s Human Resources team schedules appointment dates and communicates those dates via email.
Email: michelle.avery@culver.org
Phone: (574) 842-8224
Life insurance pays a lump-sum benefit to your beneficiary(ies) to help meet expenses in the event of your death. AD&D Insurance pays a benefit if you die or suffer certain serious injuries as the result of a covered accident. In the case of a covered accidental injury (e.g., loss of sight, loss of a limb), the benefit you receive is a percentage of the total AD&D coverage you elected based on the severity of the accidental injury.
Basic Life and AD&D - Employee is set at 2x your annual earnings up to a maximum of $400,000*.
Basic Life and AD&D - Dependent covers all of your dependents at one low price. Payout is set at $5,000 for a spouse and $2,000 per child dependent under 26 years of age.
*Imputed Income - Under current tax laws, imputed income is the value of your Basic Life insurance that exceeds $50,000 and is subject to federal income, Social Security, and state income taxes, if applicable. This imputed income amount will be included in your paycheck and shown on your W-2 statement.
Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance can help protect your family during difficult times. Culver Academies provides you with the opportunity to purchase additional coverage for you, your spouse, and child(ren).
Voluntary Life and AD&D - Employee: Coverage in increments of $10,000 up to $500,000 or up to 5 times your annual earnings. Evidence of Insurability required for amounts greater than $240,000 (guarantee issue). Election can be increased by a maximum of $10,000 per year during Open Enrollment.
Voluntary Life and AD&D - Spouse: Coverage in increments of $5,000 to a maximum of $150,000, not to exceed 50% of the employee’s elected and approved coverage. Evidence of Insurability required for amounts greater than $50,000 (guarantee issue).
Voluntary Life and AD&D - Child(ren): Coverage available in flat amounts of $2,500, $5,000, and $10,000.
Guaranteed Issue and Evidence of Insurability: Employees and spouses who elect coverage when first eligible can elect up to the Guaranteed Issue (GI) amount without Evidence of Insurability (EOI).
Long-Term Disability is an electable coverage that picks up where Short-Term Disability ends. Long-Term Disability pays at 60% on your normal monthly salary directly from the Hartford.
Short-Term Disability is provided by Culver to all Full-time employees at no cost to the employee. Short-Term Disability can be used to pay for time off related to a qualifying condition experienced by the employee. If approved, Short-Term Disability pays at 100% of your normal salary, on your normal pay schedule, directly through Culver Payroll, for up to 13 weeks.
To file a claim, call the Hartford at 1-888-301-5615, with the following information handy:
Culver's policy number with the Hartford is 073026.
Email: amy.coplen@culver.org
Phone: (574) 842-8313
Employee Assistance Program is provided through New Avenues, Inc. It is available to all full and part time employees and their immediate family members living in the household. You may find at times that circumstances interfere with your happiness, relationships, or balance between work and home life. The EAP is there to help you proactively manage these occasions. It can be very helpful to get an objective viewpoint from a professional. EAP professionals can assist with concerns such as stress, relationships, alcohol or drug problems, legal questions, and financial worries, just to name a few.
The New Avenues Employee Assistance Program is a comprehensive service that offers face-to-face, telephonic or videoconferencing counseling, financial counseling and a wealth of online support resources designed to promote your health, wellness and work-life balance.
The Work-Life Resource Center is an online portal that provides resources, articles, tip sheets, Webinars and more on Parenting, Aging, Balancing, Thriving, Working, and Living.
Log on at: www.NewAvenuesOnline.com password: culvereap
Email: amy.coplen@culver.org
Phone: (574) 842-8313