Welcome!

Our employees are our greatest resource. That's why Piedmont Internal Medicine is continuing to provide you with health plans, wellness enhancements, and benefits that make sense for you and your family, your busy lifestyle, and your wallet. Please take the time to carefully review the information carrier changes and all the benefits offered to you, to ensure you get the best value based on your needs.

The Physicians of Piedmont Internal Medicine would like to express their gratitude to each and every one of you for your efforts, energy, and enthusiasm in support of the practice. We hope the benefits offered will inspire you and your dependents to take charge of your health and continue making wellness a priority.

Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment is your opportunity to add, cancel, or make changes to your benefits.

Once you elect your benefits, the elections remain in effect for the plan year, August 1st, 2023 - July 31st, 2024. You may only change coverage due to an IRS qualified “life event” and must do so within 30 days of the event. A qualifying event is a significant change in a person’s life that creates the need to add, cancel, increase, or change coverage. We encourage you to review all your benefits and make selections wisely.

We will be using Bernie Portal again this year to make our benefit elections. You must elect or decline coverage through the Bernie Portal.

Eligibility

New hires are eligible for benefits following a 60 day waiting period. Benefits begin on the first day of the month following the 60 days. You may enroll yourself and or eligible dependents for coverage. You must enroll yourself in benefits in order to enroll your dependents. Eligible dependents include your spouse, dependent children, legally adopted children and stepchildren. Spouses and dependent children are eligible for: Medical, Dental, Vision, and Voluntary Life Insurance.

Dependent children are eligible for the group health plan until their 26th birthday regardless of whether they are a full-time student.

Qualifying Events

Once you have made your elections, you are NOT eligible to change or drop coverage until the next Open Enrollment period unless you have a qualifying event. If you experience a qualifying life event, contact the Human Resources Department within 30 days of your qualifying event. If you fail to do so, you will have to wait until the next open enrollment period to make any changes to your coverage. Qualifying life events include, but are not limited to:

• Marriage

• Divorce

• Birth or adoption

• Employment changes from Part-time to Fulltime

• Change in dependent status (i.e. Dependent child reaches age 26 limit)