Overview of Benefits at NMU
The Benefits area of Human Resources administers the benefits package for faculty and staff, retirees, and their families. This includes assisting employees to make informed choices about their medical benefits, dental/vision benefits, retirement savings plans, flexible spending accounts, and the tuition scholarship program.
Our office is located at 105 Cohodas Hall.
PAYER TRANSPARENCY FILES
The below link to machine-readable files contains the following information about Northern Michigan University's group health plan: (1) In-network health provider rates for covered items and services; and (2) Out-of-network allowed amounts and billed charges for covered items and services. These machine readable files are provided as required by the regulations issued by the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, Treasury, and the Affordable Care Act to ensure greater price transparency for group health plan participants and beneficiaries. If you have questions about the University's group health plan, please contact Heather Haupt, Director of Benefits, at hleisner@nmu.edu or (906) 227-1030.
The machine readable files can be located at: https://bcbsm.sapphiremrfhub.com/tocs/current/northern_michigan_university (the preferred browser may be Firefox)
NOTE: The files are extremely large and contain more records than most spreadsheet programs (such as Microsoft Excel) can handle, which could result in an incomplete loading of data. Use of database or statistical software may likely be required.
Quick Benefit Links
Summary of Benefits
The following links provide a summary of all benefits (e.g. paid holidays, annual leave, sick leave, etc.) for each employee group as stated below:
- Administrative/Professional
- Adjunct Faculty
- Contingent Faculty
- Faculty
- Food & Maintenance (AFSCME)
- Non-Represented (Executives, Senior Management, Deans, Department Heads, Senior Administrators, Coaches)
- Police Officer Trainee
- Police Officer's (POAM)
- Post Doctoral Fellow
- Retirees
- Technical and Office Professional Staff
Benefit Plans
Northern Michigan University is pleased to be able to offer its employees a comprehensive benefits package. Our benefit plans include:
- Medical with prescription coverage
- Dental coverage
- Vision coverage
- Flexible spending and health reimbursement accounts
- Life insurance
- Disability insurance
- Accident insurance
- Critical Illness insurance
- Hospital Indemnity insurance
- Long-Term Care insurance
Retirement Plans
NMU contributes to eligible employees' 403(b) retirement plan through TIAA-CREF. An additional 403(b) as well as a 457(b) plan are available with TIAA-CREF for employees to defer a portion of their salary for additional retirement savings.
Benefits Staff