Health & Welfare Benefits
Ensuring your health and well-being is important to us. The North Shore-LIJ Health System offers an extraordinary Health and Welfare Benefits package to make sure your health, and the health of your dependents, is covered. These benefits are offered through several carriers so that you may decide which benefits are right for you and your family.
The following benefits are offered to eligible employees:
Medical
- Four coverage options through Aetna and Empire
- Prescription Drug Plan
- Healthcare Flexible Spending Account
- Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account
Dental
- Two coverage options through Cigna
Vision
- Plan offered through Davis Vision
Disability
- Employees are automatically covered by the NYS Disability Plan
- Additional basic Short-Term Disability Plan provided at no cost
Life Insurance
- Employees are automatically covered at no cost for basic term Life Insurance/Accidental Death and Dismemberment