Group Health Care

The LMU benefits program allows its faculty and staff members to select their own personalized package by choosing from a variety of benefits. As part of its benefit offerings, the University pays a portion of the cost of faculty/staff member's and faculty/staff member's eligible spouse, registered domestic partner, and/or child(ren)'s health care plan. Enrollment is subject to Plan eligibility requirements.

All full-time faculty, full-time regular, and full-time term staff members are eligible to participate. Eligibility commences on the first of the month following the faculty/staff member's employment date.

ALEX is an interactive decision support tool that acts as an informative, virtual benefits counselor to help you learn more about LMU's benefits and assist with your decision making. Click here for your live main ALEX link to both ALEX Benefits Counselor (Audio-based ALEX) and ALEX Go (Text based ALEX). Click here for your live ALEX Go link. The Spanish version of ALEX Go can be accessed by clicking "EN" in the top right corner of the webpage.

2025 OPEN ENROLLMENT NEWSLETTER

2025 OPEN ENROLLMENT NEWSLETTER - SPANISH
- 2024 VSP Benefit Summary
LMU offers Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment coverages to all eligible and active full-time and part-time employees at no cost to you. In addition, LMU offers Supplemental Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment coverages to all eligible and active full-time and part-time employees, which you can elect on a voluntary basis for you and your eligible dependents (Spouse/Domestic Partner and children). The coverages provide benefits in the event of a personal loss or dismemberment.

LMU also offers company paid Long Term Disability coverage, as well as a voluntary buy-up option and Business Travel Accident coverages to all eligible active full-time and part-time employees. Long Term Disability coverage provide benefits in the event of an illness or injury, whether on or off the job. Business Travel Accident coverage provides employees Accidental Death & Dismemberment benefits at no cost to you while traveling on business.
All full-time faculty, full-time, regular and full-time term staff members are eligible to participate. Eligibility commences the first of the month following the faculty/staff member's employment date.

The Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) allow the faculty/staff member to pay certain health care and dependent care expenses with tax-free money. Each benefits plan year the faculty/staff member can put money into an FSA through pre-tax payroll contributions. This money can be used to reimburse the faculty/staff member for the eligible out-of-pocket expenses incurred during the plan year. The University offers for a Health Care FSA and a Dependent Care FSA.