Employee Benefits Program

30 years of providing access to Medical, Vision, Dental, Life Insurance and more!

LeadingAge Oregon sponsors a Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement (MEWA) where association members have joined together to purchase their Employee Benefits Plans. This ERISA large group plan brings the purchasing power of many employers into a combined “risk pool” and lowering the costs for employee benefits.

This exclusive benefits program is celebrating its 30th year of providing coverage to members of LeadingAge Oregon. Check out the carriers and benefits you can purchase for your employees and explore what other association members have appreciated since 1996. These plans are offered on an al-la-carte basis, and can be arranged on a customized basis for each group.

·        Medical Insurance

• Kaiser Permanente Plans
• PacificSource Health Plans

·        First Stop Health

• Virtual Primary Care, Urgent Care, Mental Health Care

·        Dental Insurance

• Moda or Willamette Dental Plans

·        Vision Insurance

• Kaiser or Vision Service Plan (VSP)

·        Life and AD&D Insurance Plans

• New York Life

·        Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance

• New York Life

·        Short-Term and Long-Term Disability Plans

• New York Life

·        Voluntary Supplemental Programs

• Colonial Life Insurance – Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Accident plans, etc. 

·        FSA, HRA, Cobra Administration

·        Life Assistance Program – New York Life

·        Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) – Canopy

·        USI Benefit Resource Center – Employee Advocacy and claims support and service

The program is overseen by the Employee Benefits Committee (EBC) with assistance from USI, our exclusive Employee Benefits Consultant Partner. The EBC is a “working” group of member Executives, Finance and Human Resources Professionals that represent the participating population of the LeadingAge Oregon Benefits Program.  The goal of LeadingAge Oregon MEWA is to have fair representation on the EBC based on geography and size of community. To learn more please contact Chase McCarthy.

Role of the Employee Benefits Committee (EBC):

·        Possesses decision-making authority for the LeadingAge Oregon Benefits Program 

·        Defines Benefit Plan objectives & strategies

·        Works with USI to review carriers, plan options and determine renewals for the Benefits Program

·        Establishes and refines eligibility corridors/probationary periods/contribution parameters as required

·        Compliance considerations for the MEWA

·        Represents all participating members of the Association

If you would like more information about LeadingAge Oregon Employee Benefits program, please contact Chase McCarthy at USI or Merry Killam at [email protected].