Benefit Election Resources

State of IL Benefits (CMS)

Certain benefits are offered to Illinois State University employees through the State of Illinois by Central Management Services (CMS). These benefits are health, dental, vision, and life insurance as well as pre-tax savings options with flexible spending and health savings accounts.

Below is a Benefit Choice booklet for the current benefit plan year that summarizes plan year offerings, premium costs, plan breakdowns, and other important information regarding your benefit options. This book is a great resource to use when deciding which benefits are best for you.

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• FY24 Benefit Choice Booklet
• FY25 Benefit Choice Booklet
• Plan Administrator Contact Information

Decision Making and Enrollment Tools

Here you will find tools to help you make your health plan decision, find providers in each plan, and walk you through the registration process for the State of Illinois enrollment portal, MyBenefits. You can also review which expenses are considered eligible for reimbursement with your MCAP Flexible Spending or Health Savings Account (HSA).

• MyBenefits Registration & Enrollment

  Follow a step-by-step guide for registration and enrollment on the MyBenefits portal.

• Searching for Health Plan Providers

  Search for in-network provider directories for each of the health plans.

• Summary of Health Benefits and Coverage

  Includes standardized plan comparison tool called "coverage examples"

• Glossary of Insurance Terms

  These glossary terms and definitions are intended 
  to be educational.

• HSA Eligible Expenses

  Learn about which expenses are eligible for reimbursement.

• MCAP Eligible Expenses

  Learn about which expenses are eligible for reimbursement.

Supplemental Benefits

These plans are voluntary benefits that you may choose to enroll in separate from your benefits through CMS.

• Long Term Disability through Prudential

  • Informational Brochure
  • Enrollment Form
  • More Information

• Long Term Care through Genworth

  • Informational Brochure
  • More Information

• MyBenefits Plus

  • Informational Brochure

Retirement Planning

Here you will find information about the retirement benefits available to you as an Illinois State University employee.

• State Universities Retirement System (SURS)

  Learn about the different retirement plans offered to you through SURS.

  • SURS
  • SURS Plan Choice Decision Tool
  • SURS 457 Auto Enrollment

• Supplemental Retirement Savings Plans

  Learn about the available supplemental retirement savings plans available to Illinois State University employees.

  • Additional Retirement Savings Plans
  • 403(b) and 457

• SURS and Social Security

  Learn how Social Security may interact with your SURS benefits.

  • Government Pension Offset
  • Windfall Elimination Provision