Employee Benefits
814-865-1473
benefits@psu.edu
Type of Issue Staff Member(s) Responsible:
Health Insurance Issues Employees should call Highmark
PPOBlue - 1-800-914-4384
FreedomBlue PFFS - 1-866-918-5285
PPOBlue (active employees & under 65 retirees) complex issues Jill Musser
FreedomBlue PFFS (Medicare-eligible retirees) complex issues Devra Wolfe, Jill Musser
ALL Prescription Issues (regardless of health plan) Jill Musser
Centre County Health Initiative (formerly Home Host Initative) Jill Musser
Complex FreedomBlue PFFS Enrollment Issues/Special Requests Lynn Williams (back up Carey Lovelace)
PPOBlue Enrollment Issues/Special Requests Carey Lovelace (back up Lynn Williams)
2007 HealthAmerica Issues James Biederman, Jill Musser
Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D) Cathy Dremel
Age-Ins/Turning 65 Questions/Issues Tonia Rudy
Beneficiary Changes Cathy Dremel, Teresa Grove
Benefit-Related Leaves of Absence Issues Giselle Byler (back up Lynn Williams)
COBRA Teresa Grove (back up Phil Carlin)
Deceased Employees & Retirees Cathy Dremel (back up Teresa Grove)
Dental Issues (General Questions) Call United Concordia at 800-423-8217
Dental Issues (Complex Problems) Lynn Williams
Domestic Partner Issues Lynn Williams
ESSIC Enrollment Questions Tonia Rudy, Carey Lovelace
ESSIC "How to" Questions Carey Lovelace
Flexible Benefits Julie Fetterolf, James Biederman (back up Phil Carlin)
Grant-In-Aid (tuition discount) Kim Emel (back up Devra Wolfe)
Grad Study Grants (HR-65) Cathy Dremel
Health Matters Cassandra Kitko, Pam Glanert, Linda Tobin
IBIS Forms Beth Shimel, Giselle Byler
Life Insurance Cathy Dremel (back up Teresa Grove)
Long-Term Disability & Annuity Premium Benefit Devra Wolfe
New Hire Questions/Issues Tonia Rudy
Paycheck Deduction Questions (relating to Benefits deductions) Tonia Rudy
Postdoctoral Scholars Tonia Rudy
Retirees who need to change their address Cathy Dremel
Retiree Billing Cathy Dremel
Retiree Benefits Counseling Giselle Byler
Retirement Questions & General Enrollment Issues Giselle Byler (backup Tonia Rudy)
SERS Withdrawals Tonia Kephart
Service & Salary Requests (buy back time) Beth Shimel (back up Heather Korman)
Sickness & Accident Supplement Devra Wolfe
State Employee's Retirement System (SERS) Devra Wolfe (back up Phil Carlin)
Supplemental Retirement Phil Carlin (back up Devra Wolfe)
TIAA-CREF Retirement Phil Carlin (back up Devra Wolfe)
TIAA-CREF Withdrawals/Rollovers Tonia Kephart
Vision Questions (General Questions) Call Highmark at 800-914-4384
Vision Issues (Complex Problems) Jill Musser, Lynn Williams
Wage/Part Time Insurance Teresa Grove
Wage/Part Time Retirement (750 hours) Heather Korman
Workers' Compensation Olga Perez, Cindy Koch

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