Health Insurance

Vassar offers various plans depending on your employee group including MVP HMO, Aetna Meritain PPO and EPO, and High Deductible Health Plan with HSA. SEIU employees receive health insurance through 1199SEIU National Benefit Fund. See below for more information. Refer to the Benefit Overviews to see what you’re eligible for or click below for information and resources.

Faculty & Administrators

• 2026 Health Insurance Rates
• Questions? Contact CARE Customer Service
• Health Insurance Comparison Chart
• Health Insurance Cash-Out
• Aetna Meritain
• Aetna Meritain Provider Lookup: Open Access POS Plan
• Optum RX
  • Optum App
  • Optum Plan Formulary
  • Optum Plan Preventive Care Medications
• Health Savings Account and High Deductible Health Plan
• Summary of Benefits: Aetna Meritain PPO
• Summary of Benefits: Aetna Meritain EPO
• Summary of Benefits: Aetna Meritain High Deductible Plan

Staff, Auxiliary, and Carpenters

• 2026 Health Insurance Rates
• Questions? Contact CARE Customer Service
• Health Insurance Comparison Chart
• Health Insurance Cash-Out
• Aetna Meritain
• Aetna Meritain Provider Lookup: Open Access POS Plan
• Optum RX
  • Optum App
  • Optum Plan Formulary
  • Optum Plan Preventive Care Medications
• MVP Health Care
• MVP HMO Plan
• MVP POS Plan (Choices)
• Summary of Benefits: Aetna Meritain PPO
• Summary of Benefits: Aetna Meritain EPO

Security

• 2026 Health Insurance Rates
• Questions? Contact CARE Customer Service
• Health Insurance Comparison Chart
• Health Insurance Cash-Out
• Aetna Meritain Provider Lookup: Open Access POS Plan
• Optum RX
  • Optum App
  • Optum Plan Formulary
  • Optum Plan Preventive Care Medications
• MVP Health Care
• MVP HMO Plan
• MVP POS Plan

Supervisors

• 2026 Health Insurance Rates
• Questions? Contact CARE Customer Service
• Health Insurance Cash-Out
• Aetna Meritain
  • Aetna Meritain Provider Lookup: Open Access POS Plan
• Optum RX
  • Optum App
  • Optum Plan Formulary
  • Optum Plan Preventiive Care Medications

Service

• Questions? Contact the 1199SEIU Family of Funds
• 1199 SEIU Benefits
  • 1199 SEIU NBF Enrollment Form
  • 1199 SEIU NBF Enrollment Form (Rich Text format)

Dental & Vision Insurance Information

CARE Customer Service

Get the most from your healthcare benefits! Alera Group is here to assist with your medical, prescription drug, and dental questions. Please note that some requests, marked with an asterisk, may require insurance vendor involvement. These requests could take 24–48 hours depending on vendor response time.

Alera Group can assist you with:

• Help understanding and navigating your health care plan
• Ordering replacement insurance I.D. cards
• Locating providers and specialists*
• Estimates for out-of-pocket cost and plan coverage*
• Assistance with resolving provider billing and insurance claims*
• Provide cost for coverage options

Your privacy is protected. Alera Group follows careful protocols, complies with all government privacy standards and will keep your information confidential. Alera Group is your single point of contact for all your healthcare needs and insurance-related questions.

Contacting the 1199SEIU Family of Funds

The 1199SEIU Family of Funds’ website offers you convenient access to all of your health and retirement, training and employment, and child care benefit information. You may view details on available programs and benefits by visiting www.1199SEIUBenefits.org.

In addition to the general benefit information found on the Family of Funds’ website, more than 200,000 1199SEIU members and their eligible spouses and adult dependent children enjoy the convenience of viewing and managing their benefit information through MyAccount—anytime, anywhere. MyAccount allows you to submit and view claims, update your personal information, enroll eligible dependents, request a new Health Benefits ID card and much more.

1199SEIU Funds Member Services and Outreach Departments

If you need the help of a Member Services representative, you can schedule an appointment to visit one of the Funds offices. Make an appointment online, or call (646) 473-9200. For a list of all Funds offices, please see the list below.

• Manhattan or Virtual Appointments: 498 7th Avenue, 3rd Floor, 10018
• Bronx: 2501 Grand Concourse, 3rd Floor, 10468
• Brooklyn: 25 Elm Place, 1st Floor, (between Fulton & Livingston Streets), 11201
• Hicksville: 100 Duffy Avenue, 3rd Floor, 11801
• Queens: 97-30 64th Road, 11374
• Staten Island: 790 Port Richmond Avenue, 10302
• White Plains: 99 Church Street, 4th Floor, Berkeley College Building, 10601

You may also contact your 1199SEIU Funds Outreach Coordinator for help. If you do not know your
Outreach Coordinator, please email Outreach@1199Funds.org or call (646) 473-6930.