{"id":3665,"date":"2025-11-20T16:18:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T16:18:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/human-resources\/?page_id=3665"},"modified":"2026-05-11T15:40:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T15:40:09","slug":"2026-health-insurance-rates-for-staff-supervisors-auxiliary-and-carpenters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/offices.vassar.edu\/human-resources\/benefits-and-wellness\/health-insurance\/2026-health-insurance-rates-for-staff-supervisors-auxiliary-and-carpenters\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 Health Insurance Rates for Staff, Hourly, Supervisors, Auxiliary, and Carpenters"},"content":{"rendered":"<!-- Inserted by Dropdownizer plugin. Forces video embeds contained in dropdowns to have a size --><style>.dropdownizer__dropdown iframe { width: 100% !important; height: 100% !important; }<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Important notes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The 12 Month Employee Bi-Weekly Cost is over 26 pays, not 24 pays as in previous years.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The CWA Academic Employee 10-Month Deduction Option Per Pay is per CWA contract dated July 1, 2022\u2013June 30, 2026.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The \u201cTwo Person\u201d and \u201cTwo Adults: Married\u201d rate also applies to unmarried Domestic Partners, but the partner\u2019s portion is taxable.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Aetna Meritain PPO<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Coverage Type<\/th><th>Monthly Total Premium<\/th><th>Vassar Bi-Weekly Cost<\/th><th>12 Month Employee Bi-Weekly Cost<\/th><th>CWA Academic Employee 10-Month Deduction Option Per Pay (21 Pays)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th>Employee<\/th><td>$1,469.00<\/td><td>$628.62<\/td><td>$49.38<\/td><td>$61.14<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Employee + Spouse\/Domestic Partner<\/th><td>$2,945.00<\/td><td>$1,081.85<\/td><td>$277.38<\/td><td>$343.43<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Employee + Child(ren)<\/th><td>$2,613.00<\/td><td>$979.38<\/td><td>$226.62<\/td><td>$280.57<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Family<\/th><td>$3,952.00<\/td><td>$1,390.62<\/td><td>$433.38<\/td><td>$536.57<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Aetna Meritain EPO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Coverage Type<\/th><th>Monthly Total Premium<\/th><th>Vassar Bi-Weekly Cost<\/th><th>12 Month Employee Bi-Weekly Cost<\/th><th>CWA Academic Employee 10-Month Deduction Option Per Pay (21 Pays)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th>Employee<\/th><td>$1,166.00<\/td><td>$498.00<\/td><td>$40.15<\/td><td>$49.71<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Employee + Spouse\/Domestic Partner<\/th><td>$2,338.00<\/td><td>$858.00<\/td><td>$221.08<\/td><td>$273.71<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Employee + Child(ren)<\/th><td>$2,072.00<\/td><td>$776.77<\/td><td>$179.54<\/td><td>$222.29<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Family<\/th><td>$3,144.00<\/td><td>$1,105.38<\/td><td>$345.69<\/td><td>$428.00<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MVP HMO<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Coverage Type<\/th><th>Monthly Total Premium<\/th><th>Vassar Bi-Weekly Cost<\/th><th>12 Month Employee Bi-Weekly Cost<\/th><th>CWA Academic Employee 10-Month Deduction Option Per Pay (21 Pays)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th>Employee<\/th><td>$1,500.73<\/td><td>$640.49<\/td><td>$52.15<\/td><td>$64.57<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Two Person<\/th><td>$3,451.68<\/td><td>$1,239.54<\/td><td>$353.54<\/td><td>$437.71<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Family<\/th><td>$3,676.79<\/td><td>$1,308.36<\/td><td>$388.62<\/td><td>$481.14<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">MVP Choices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Note:<\/strong>&nbsp;Staff hired on or after July 1, 2004 cannot enroll in MVP Choices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Coverage Type<\/th><th>Monthly Total Premium<\/th><th>Vassar Bi-Weekly Cost<\/th><th>12 Month Employee Bi-Weekly Cost<\/th><th>CWA Academic Employee 10-Month Deduction Option Per Pay (21 Pays)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><th>Employee<\/th><td>$1,887.53<\/td><td>$805.63<\/td><td>$65.54<\/td><td>$81.14<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Two Person<\/th><td>$4,341.32<\/td><td>$1,592.92<\/td><td>$410.77<\/td><td>$508.57<\/td><\/tr><tr><th>Family<\/th><td>$4,624.46<\/td><td>$1,632.67<\/td><td>$501.69<\/td><td>$621.14<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Important notes The 12 Month Employee Bi-Weekly Cost is over 26 pays, not 24 pays as in previous years. 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