Health Plan
All postdoctoral scholars working at 0.5 FTE (20 hours/week) or greater are eligible for benefits at OHSU, including medical, dental, and vision. Postdocs may also cover their eligible dependents, including same-sex and opposite-sex spouses and children up to the age of 26.
OHSU provides postdocs a set amount of "benefit dollars" each month. The benefit dollars apply toward the cost of benefits with a pre-tax deduction: medical, dental, vision, and the first $25,000 of voluntary employee life insurance. Benefit dollars are based on the medical election. Currently, OHSU pays more than half of every postdoc's costs for medical, dental and basic life insurance; some postdocs pay little or nothing for basic coverage. Postdocs may opt out of medical and/or dental insurance coverage if they are covered under another group medical and/or dental plan.
Available exclusively to OHSU students and postdocs is primary and behavioral health care at the Student Health and Wellness Center. To learn more about the on-campus services available at the Student Health and Wellness Center, please read below.
- Medical
- Wellness Center
- Dental
- Vision
Medical
To provide postdocs and their families flexibility in health care coverage options, OHSU offers the choice of three medical plans - OHSU PPO, OHSU EPO, and High Deductible with HSA. Each plan is self-insured, meaning OHSU pays medical claims directly and administered by Moda Health.
To learn more about each plan, and to decide which is best for you, visit the OHSU Benefits Department's Medical Plans Summary page on O2.