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Employee Benefits Overview

Eastern Illinois University employees are offered a variety of State of Illinois benefits administered by the Illinois Department of Central Management Services (CMS). Benefit elections are made online at MyBenefits

Employee Benefits

  • Health
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Prescription Drug
  • Life
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • State Universities Retirement System 
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Tuition Waivers
  • Discounts

Read about your benefits in the Benefits Choice Booklet

CMS

Contact CMS for assistance with the following:

  • Premium Collections
  • Group Insurance
    • Benefits & Claims
    • Medicare Coordination of Benefits
    • Transactions & Eligibility 
    • Premium & Optional Tax Programs
  • Deferred Compensation
  • Risk Management

CMS Phone Number: 1-800-442-1300

  • Option 1: Premium Collections
  • Option 2: Group Insurance
    • Option 1: Benefits & Claim Support
    • Option 2: Medicare Coordination of Benefits
    • Option 3: Transactions & Eligibility
    • Option 4: Premium & Optional Tax Programs
      • Option 1: Analysis & Resolution
      • Option 2: Optional Tax Programs (FSA, Flex, MCAP, DCAP, Commuter Savings)
      • Option 3: Premium Collections and COBRA
    • Option 5: Local Government
  • Option 3: Deferred Compensation
  • Option 4: Risk Management

MyBenefits

Contact MyBenefits for assistance with the following:

  • Problems logging in
  • Resetting your password
  • Advice on state plan options – what plan is best for me?
  • Help verifying enrollment, dependents, documentation
  • Help making qualifying event changes
  • Flexible spending account (MCAP and DCAP) enrollment

MyBenefits Contact Information

  • Customer Service Hours: Monday - Friday, 8 am - 6 pm, CST
  • Phone Number: 1-844-251-1777
  • Address: 134 N LaSalle St, Suite 2200, Chicago, IL 60622
  • Website: www.MyBenefits.illinois.gov

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Contact Information

Benefits Office

Old Main Room 2020
600 Lincoln Avenue
Charleston IL, 61920

217-581-5825
Fax: 217-581-3614
benefits@eiu.edu


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