Employees who wish to make changes to their current benefits plan can do so during open enrollment Oct. 24-Nov. 14.<\/p>\n
With the\u00a0cost of health insurance on\u00a0to rise, the initial insurance plan proposed to NAU called for a 13.5 percent premium increase. Thanks to some tremendous efforts by the Benefits Committee, NAU was\u00a0able to cut that number by more than half.\u00a0NAU’s Blue Cross Blue Shield insurance plan will increase by a total of six percent next year and will include some plan changes relating to deductibles and copays in order to control costs.\u00a0<\/span>This remains lower than industry trends of seven to eight percent increases per year.<\/span><\/p>\n NAU is dedicating resources to cover a majority of the premium increase cost,\u00a0<\/span>however, employees will still experience a slight\u00a0increase in premiums. <\/span>More information about the new premium amounts and plan design changes is\u00a0available on the\u00a0Human Resources\u00a0website<\/a>.<\/p>\n Employees who participated in NAU\u2019s BCBSAZ Wellness Incentive plan are eligible to earn points for rewards and receive up to a $10 credit each pay period for completing the BluePrint Health Assessment.<\/p>\n The current benefits plan will be in place through Dec. 31, as the new plan goes into effect on Jan. 1.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"