Employee Benefits Program

The Power of Large Numbers:
Medical, Vision, Dental Life Insurance and more!

LeadingAge Oregon sponsors a Multiple Employer Welfare Arrangement (MEWA) where facility members have joined together to purchase their Community’s Employee Benefits Plans. This ERISA large group plan, brings you the purchasing power of many employers in a combined “risk pool” lowering your costs for your insurance coverages.

The plan has been serving LeadingAge members since 1996. Check out the carriers and benefits you can purchase for your employees.

• Medical Insurance – Kaiser Permanente and/or PacificSource Health Plan
• Vision Insurance – Kaiser or Vision Service Plan (VSP)
• Dental Insurance – LeadingAge Dental Plans administered by MODA, Kaiser or Willamette Dental Plan
• Life and AD&D Insurance – Cigna Group Insurance
• Supplemental Life and AD&D Insurance – Cigna Group Insurance
• Short & Long Term Disability Insurance – Cigna Group Insurance
• Voluntary AD&D and Identity Theft Insurance – Cigna Group Insurance
• Value Added Benefits – Cigna Healthy Rewards, Secure Travel and Will Preparation
• Voluntary Supplemental Products – Colonial Life 
• Flexible Spending Accounts and HRA – Administrated by PacificSource Administrators
• COBRA Services – Administrated by PacificSource Administrators
• Life Assistance Program – Cigna Behavioral Health
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) – Providence EAP
• USI Benefit Resource Center – Employee Advocacy and claims support

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 and Human Resources Professionals who represent the participating population of the LeadingAge Oregon Benefits Plan. 

The goal of Leading Age Oregon is to have equal representation on the EBC based on geography and size of community. To accomplish this, a rotation system for members to serve on the committee has been established.

Role of the EBC:

• Possesses decision-making authority for the LeadingAge Benefits Plan 
• Defines Benefit Plan objectives & strategies
• Works with USI to review and determine renewal positions for the group Benefits Plan
• Establishes and refines eligibility/probationary periods/contributions as required
• Represents all participating membership of the organization
• Oversees new LeadingAge membership integration

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