BenefitsThe University of Puget Sound has a strong commitment to offer faculty and staff members a comprehensive and competitive benefit package which represents a substantial addition to regular salary.
Additional Resources
- TIAA-CREF
- The Vanguard Group
- Options/Group Health Summary of Medical Benefits
- Options/Group Health (Inside Network)
- The Tacoma Medical Center is currently experiencing a primary care physician shortage.
- Group Health is actively recruiting, and currently interviewing, new primary care physicians for the Tacoma Medical Center.
- As an interim solution, Tacoma Medical Center has added five additional physicians on a long-term temporary basis.
- For continuity of care, patients can request the same provider each time they make an appointment, even if they are not assigned a primary care provider.
- Members who do not currently have a primary care provider assigned are able to call Donna Strunk at Tacoma Medical Center and she can assign them to the primary care provider of their choice. Donna's direct line is 253.383.6109.
- Group Health expects the Tacoma Medical Center to be fully staffed by the fourth quarter of 2009.
- Group Health members also have access to Kaiser Permanent facilities and providers on an in-network basis. To locate Kaiser facilities and providers because you have a child who is attending an out-of-area college, because you are going to be out of the area on sabbatical, etc., go to the Kaiser Web site.
- Options (Outside Network)
- Premera Blue Cross
- Horizon Health
- Social Security Administration
- Washington State Insurance Commissioner
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