Benefit Information for Active Employees

Medical Plan Information | October 1, 2024 - September 30, 2025

ALEX Benefit Tool: For help choosing your medical plan, we are excited to continue to provide ALEX, your personal benefits counselor. ALEX explains all of your options in easy to understand terms, and helps you choose the plans that make the most sense for you and your family. Meet ALEX at https://start.myalex.com/shasta-college/intro.

Important Documents

Please see tabs to the left for more information on benefits.

Important Information

Holiday, vacation and sick time will be provided. Our competitive benefits package includes medical, dental, and vision insurance provided at a share of cost on a pretax basis and an employee assistance program (EAP).

Employees have the option to contribute to:

  • Health Savings Account (HSA)
  • 403(b) and 457 Retirement Plans
  • Section 125 Plan including Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) and Dependent Day Care Accounts

In addition, employees have the option to purchase:

  • Disability Income Insurance
  • Cancer Insurance
  • Life Insurance
  • Accident Only Insurance
  • Critical Illness Insurance

https://americanfidelity.com/products/benefits/

Prestige

  • Prestige - Free or $20 to all on our medical plans! We are pleased to provide urgent care walk-in service and scheduled primary care visits for covered members.
  • The Prestige membership is provided to active employees and their covered dependents, as well as pre-Medicare retirees and their covered dependents as a benefit of belonging to STSIG.
  • Services will be provided at no cost* to members on the 80C, G, K or M plans. No membership dues. No copays. No deductibles. No insurance hassles.
  • HSA-1500, 3000, and 5000 members, will pay a $20 fee for each visit due to IRS regulations.
  • Prestige details can be found on: Prestige Urgent Care Flyer (PDF)

Required Notices to Employees

New Employee Enrollments

New employees are eligible to enroll in benefit plans effective the first of the month following their date of hire. A signed Enrollment Form should be submitted to Human Resources prior to the coverage effective date (30 days prior is preferred).

Please allow a minimum of 10 business days for changes to be reflected in the carrier’s systems. Allow up to 10 business days for Anthem to mail medical cards to members from the date the member’s information is reflected in the Anthem system.

To print a temporary medical card from the Anthem website please follow the directions included in the flyer here: Anthem Temporary Medical Card Download Instructions (PDF)