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
