Health Care Plans

The Children's Mercy Take CARE plan includes a variety of health care benefits and choices.

You’re eligible if you’re a full- or part-time team member working at least 30 hours per week.

Your coverage is effective the first of the month on or following 30 days from your hire date.
Children's Mercy contributes to the cost of medical and dental coverage if you’re scheduled to work a minimum of 48 hours per pay period.
The medical, dental and vision plans offer four coverage tiers, including employee only, employee + spouse, employee + child(ren) and family.
You can cover your spouse and dependent children up to age 26.

Medical and prescription coverage

Three comprehensive account-based medical plan options designed to promote your wellness, with choices for how to spend your health care dollars.
Prescription drug coverage included.
The Gold and Blue plan options include a health reimbursement account (HRA), and the Green Plan includes a health savings account (HSA). Children’s Mercy funds the accounts with $500 to $1,000, depending on your coverage level. The HSA also allows you to set aside your own pre-tax money to fund current or future health care expenses.
All plans include telehealth services.
They also include discounts on pediatric care at Children’s Mercy facilities.

Vision coverage

Two vision plan options.
Both cover annual eye exams with an in-network provider for a $ 15 co-pay.
Each provides a different level of allowances to reduce your out-of-pocket cost for lenses, frames, or contacts.

Dental coverage

Three dental plan options.
All provide coverage for preventive (cleanings and x-rays every six months) and basic services (fillings, tooth extraction, root canals and most gum-related work) to help you identify dental issues before they become larger health problems.
Two of the plans cover major services (including crowns, bridges, and dentures) and one covers orthodontia.

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Health Care and Dependent Day Care accounts.
They allow you to set aside money from your paycheck pre-tax to pay for eligible health or dependent day care expenses.
The Health Care FSA reimburses you for eligible out-of-pocket health care expenses typically not covered by the health plans.
The Dependent Day Care FSA reimburses you for eligible dependent care expenses.

Employee assistance program

No-cost, confidential assessment, short-term counseling, and referral information on a variety of topics, including workplace conflicts, interpersonal difficulties, marriage conflicts, family problems, stress, financial struggles, alcohol, and drug abuse problems, and more.

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