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2026 Benefits Open Enrollment

We want to make sure you’re getting the most out of your benefits. Please see below to learn more about your voluntary benefit plans and the opportunities that come with each policy.

Benefit Counselors will be available November 14 — 21, 2025.

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Speak With A Benefit Counselor to Enroll in Voluntary Benefits

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Benefit Counselors will be available November 14 — 21, 2025 to help you enroll in voluntary benefits for 2026!

To ensure you understand your benefit options, each benefit-eligible employee will have the opportunity to speak with a benefit counselor over-the-phone.

Speak with a counselor to:

  • Ask questions about your voluntary benefits
  • Receive help choosing the best plans for your needs
  • Enroll in Critical Illness, Accident, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability, and Supplemental Life Insurance and AD&D.

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NEW! Voluntary Hospital Indemnity Insurance - Lincoln Financial Group

What is Voluntary Hospital Indemnity Insurance? ▼

Unexpected hospital visits can be costly. Hospital Indemnity Insurance through Lincoln Financial Group provides supplemental cash benefits when you or your covered dependents are admitted to a hospital or intensive care unit (ICU) for a covered illness or injury.

This coverage pays benefits directly to you — not to doctors or hospitals — so you can use the money however you need, such as to help cover deductibles, transportation, childcare, or everyday expenses while you recover.

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What’s Covered
This policy provides benefits when you are hospitalized due to a covered accident or illness, including conditions that result in ICU stays. Benefits are paid in addition to any other insurance you may have.

Key Benefits

  • Hospital Admission: $1,000 per day for up to 4 days per calendar year
  • Hospital Confinement: $100 per day for up to 30 days per calendar year (beginning on day 2 of confinement)
  • ICU Admission: $2,000 per day for 1 day per calendar year
  • ICU Confinement: $165 per day for up to 30 days per calendar year (beginning on day 2 of confinement)
  • Portability: You can keep your coverage if you leave your employer

Exclusions
As with any insurance, exclusions and limitations apply. The policy may not cover:

  • Self-inflicted injuries or suicide
  • Drug or alcohol misuse
  • Participation in a felony, riot, act of war, or terrorism
  • Experimental procedures or treatment outside the U.S.
  • Professional sports, stunt, or extreme activities
  • Travel in non-commercial aircraft
  • A full list of exclusions is provided in your certificate of coverage.

About Lincoln Financial Group
Hospital Indemnity Insurance is issued by The Lincoln National Life Insurance Company. Coverage details and availability may vary by state. Refer to your certificate booklet for full information on limits, exclusions, and covered services.

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Voluntary Accident Insurance - Lincoln Financial Group

What is Voluntary Accident Insurance? ▼

When you suffer an accident such as a burn or broken bone, Voluntary Accident Insurance through Lincoln Financial Group provides a lump-sum cash benefit based on your injury(s) and the treatment you receive. These benefits are paid on top of what your health insurance covers, and can be used at your own discretion.

The benefits of Lincoln insurance
With a commitment to caring for you and your family, Lincoln offers supplemental health insurance that can fill in financial gaps related to medical expenses. We’ve built these benefits with you in mind — affordable, accessible plans that help cover expenses stemming from chronic, serious illnesses and unexpected illnesses or accidents — concerns most expressed in a recent workforce study.

These incident-based benefits are yours to use as you’d like. Lincoln’s supplemental health benefits can help you keep up and move forward, whatever comes your way.

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Do you have children that participate in organized sports? ▼

Lincoln Financial Group pays an additional 25% on each benefit for injuries sustained by a child under age 18 in a school-sanctioned sport or a competitive sport requiring registration.

Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance - Lincoln Financial Group

What is Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance? ▼

No one can be completely prepared when a critical illness strikes, but if you or a loved one is diagnosed with a covered condition such as cancer, stroke, or heart attack, Voluntary Critical Illness Insurance through Lincoln Financial Group provides a lump-sum cash benefit to help pay for out-of-pocket medical expenses or any other bills that need attention, including rent or groceries.

Group Critical Illness health assessment benefit
Healthcare professionals recommend regular health screenings — for good reason. Screenings make it possible to detect potential medical conditions early on so that you can take the necessary preventive measures to stay healthy. Now you have another incentive as well: If you are enrolled in Lincoln Financial Group Critical Illness insurance, we’ll pay you for keeping up with important screenings. As you’ll see below, a wide range of screenings and tests are covered. You’ll receive this benefit for one covered test per plan year — with no waiting period. Claims may be submitted by fax, mail, online through the employee self-service portal or email, and will be processed within 24 hours of receipt. Telephonic submissions are processed while the claimant is on the phone. The health assessment benefit is paid within 24 hours of receiving a completed claim form.

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Personal Health Advocate

Take charge of your health care with Health Advocate, included with your Lincoln Critical Illness insurance. You get unlimited confidential support from skilled experts who will answer your questions, research treatment options, coordinate benefits, and resolve billing and claims issues to ease your coverage concerns. Employees, spouses, dependents, parents, and parents-in-law can use this service, even if they’re not covered on your critical illness plan.

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Coverage includes diagnoses for the following conditions:

  • Heart conditions, such as heart attack, sudden cardiac arrest resulting in death, or mitral or aortic valve disease
  • Cancer, such as invasive cancer, noninvasive cancer and skin cancer
  • Kidney failure or major organ transplant
  • Stroke or arterial/vascular disease
  • Childhood conditions, such as cystic fibrosis, Down Syndrome or type 1 diabetes and more
  • COVID-19 is a qualifying condition

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Voluntary Short Term Disability Insurance - Lincoln Financial Group

What is Short Term Disability Insurance? ▼

If you are unable to work due to an accident or an illness, you may face a gap between your income and expenses. Short-Term Disability coverage through pays you a cash benefit directly to help you cover this gap until you’re back on your feet and back to work.

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The Lincoln Short-term Disability Insurance Plan:

  • Provides a cash benefit when you are out of work for up to 26 weeks due to injury, illness, surgery, or recovery from childbirth
  • Features group rates for Frederick Ferris Thompson Hospital employees
  • Offers a fast, no-hassle claims process

Elimination Period

  • This is the number of days you must be disabled before you can collect disability benefits.
  • Benefits are payable after a period of 15 calendar days due to injury or sickness.

Partial Disability Benefits

  • Partial disability benefits can be payable if your earnings are between 20% and 80% of your pre-disability earnings.

Successive Disability Benefits

  • If you become disabled for the same condition within 14 days following your prior disability, your benefits will continue under the same claim.

Maximum Coverage Period

  • This is the number of weeks you can collect disability benefits (also known as the benefit duration).

Pre-existing Condition

If you have a medical condition that begins before your coverage takes effect, and you receive treatment for this condition within the 3 months leading up to your coverage start date, you may not be eligible for benefit for that condition until you have been covered by the plan for 12 months.

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Voluntary Long Term Disability Insurance - Lincoln Financial Group

What is Long Term Disability Insurance? ▼

How would your family meet its day-to-day financial obligations if you faced a serious disability and were unable to work? Long Term Disability Insurance answers that concern by providing income if your finances are ever interrupted because of a disability.

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The Lincoln Long-term Disability Insurance Plan:
  • Provides a cash benefit after you are out of work for 180 days or more due to injury, illness, or surgery
  • Features group rates for eligible Frederick Ferris Thompson Hospital employees
  • Includes EmployeeConnectSM services, which give you and your family confidential access to counselors as well as personal, legal, and financial assistance
Elimination Period
  • This is the number of days you must be disabled before you can collect disability benefits.

Maximum Coverage Period

  • This is the total amount of time you can collect disability benefits (also known as the benefit duration).
  • Benefits are limited to 24 months for mental illness; 24 months for substance abuse
  • Age at Disability Maximum Benefit Period
    Less than age 60 ----------------- Greater of Social Security Normal Retirement

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Voluntary Term Life and AD&D Insurance - Lincoln Financial Group

What is Term Life and AD&D Insurance? ▼

Nobody likes to think about their own passing, but it’s important to take steps now to protect your family’s long-term well-being, in the event of your death. Most people buy life insurance to cover expenses, help replace lost income, or to meet mortgage payments. While you may already have coverage, there’s a chance you may not have enough to meet your family’s needs indefinitely.

Purchasing optional life insurance helps you gain confidence in the future, because you know that your family’s future needs will be taken care of in the event that you pass away. To help minimize the financial impact of a loss, your employer has partnered with Lincoln to offer you an opportunity to purchase optional group term life and accidental death & dismemberment (AD&D) insurance. Optional life insurance provides additional financial protection beyond your basic coverage to help meet your family’s needs or settle obligations upon your death.

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The Lincoln Term Life Insurance Plan:

  • Provides a cash benefit to your loved ones in the event of your death
  • Features group rates for Frederick Ferris Thompson Hospital employees
  • Includes LifeKeys® services, which provide access to counseling, financial, and legal support services

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Employee Coverage

Guaranteed Life Insurance Coverage Amount

  • Initial open enrollment: When you are first offered this coverage, you can choose a coverage amount not to exceed $100,000 without providing evidence of insurability (EOI).
  • Family change status change: If you’re a continuing employee, you can increase your coverage amount up the guarantee issue without providing EOI. If you select coverage in an amount higher than this number, you will be required to submit EOI. If you have been previously denied coverage, you will be required to submit EOI.
  • If you decline this coverage now and wish to enroll later, EOI may be required and may be at your own expense.

Maximum Insurance Coverage Amount

  • You can choose a coverage amount up to $650,000 combined with Basic Life. EOI may be required for optional life coverage. See the EOI page for details.
  • When you reach age 65, your optional life coverage amount will reduce to 65% of the original amount. When you reach age 70, life benefits will reduce to 50% of the original amount.

Dependent Spouse Coverage - You can secure term life insurance for your spouse if you select coverage for yourself.

Guaranteed Life Insurance Coverage Amount

  • Initial open enrollment: When you’re first offered this coverage, you can choose a coverage amount up to $25,000 for your spouse without providing EOI.
  • If you decline this coverage now and wish to enroll later, EOI may be required and may be at your own expense.

Maximum Insurance Coverage Amount

  • You can choose a coverage amount up to $100,000 for your spouse. EOI may be required.

Dependent Child(ren) Coverage - You can secure term life insurance for your dependent child(ren) when you choose coverage for yourself.

Coverage Amount

  • Enrollment: You can choose a coverage amount up to $10,000