On Demand Benefit Training
Want to learn more about the benefits that are offered? Watch a recorded training below! Many of these were recorded during our most recent Open Enrollment in April of 2025.
Need a more personal touch?
Call TouchCare at 1-866-486-8242
assist@touchcare.com
Need to speak with Benefits?
Email: ua-benefits@alaska.edu
Phone: (907) 450-8242
Schedule one-on-one time
Your Benefit Partners
TouchCare - Your Health Care Concierge
The University partners with TouchCare to provide this free benefit available to employees and their family members. TouchCare is your personal health care concierge that can help with:
- Benefit education
- Enrollment assistance for new employees, life events, and during Open Enrollment
- Finding an in-network provider
- Discussing claim and billing issues
- Comparing prices for certain procedures (i.e. x-ray)
- Locating lower cost prescription medications
- And more
WEBINAR:
LEARN MORE: TouchCare
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
The University partners with ComPsych to provide the EAP. The EAP is a free benefit available to employees and their family members. The EAP provides work-life balance support including:
- Up to 8 free counseling sessions per person per issue
- Finding child care, elder care, or pet care
- Financial workshops and training
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And more
WEBINAR:
LEARN MORE: EAP
Health & Wellness Training
How Health Plans Work
UA partners with Premera to manage our medical and dental plans. We are self insured
for medical (meaning we are the insurer) and fully insured for dental. Below is a
link to Premera's "How Health Plans Work" site for more information. Keep in mind,
this is general information and there may be some nuances with each individual plan.
WEBSITE RESOURCE:
LEARN MORE: Medical, Dental
Vision Services with VSP
UA partners with VSP to manage our vision plan. We are fully insured for vision. Below is a link to VSP's YouTube channel which contains great information on vision insurance and VSP.
WEBINAR:
LEARN MORE: VSP
Wellness Program
UA partners with Personify Health to provide employees who are enrolled in a UA Choice medical plan with a Wellness Program. Complete the program and earn a $600 rebate. A spouse / Financially Interdependent Partner (FIP) can complete the program and earn $600, too!
WEBINAR:
LEARN MORE: Personify Health Wellness Program
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
The University of ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ partners with ASIFlex to administer three types of FSAs:
- Health Care FSA
- Dependent Care FSA
- Limited Purpose FSA
WEBINAR:
LEARN MORE: Flexible Spending Accounts
Health Savings Accounts (HSA)
The University of ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ partners with Bank of America to administer HSAs. Due to Bank of America's internal ÃÛÌÒÊÓÆµ, there are no on-demand training webinars available. However, you can register for a live training on Bank of America's website.
WEBINAR:
LEARN MORE: Health Savings Accounts
Supplemental Medical Insurance Training
MASA Air & Ground Ambulance Training
The University partners with MASA to provide supplemental Air & Ground Ambulance coverage. This is an additional buy-up plan provided to UA employees. Payment is made directly to MASA (no payroll deduction).
WEBINAR:
WEBINAR:
LEARN MORE: MASA
Voluntary Benefits provided with Corestream
The University partners with Corestream to provide additional medical coverages including:
- Accident insurance
- Hospital indemnity insurance
- Critical illness insurance
- LegalShield insurance
- Allstate identify theft insurance
- Pet insurance
WEBINAR:
LEARN MORE: Corestream
Life Insurance Training
Securian Life Insurance Training
UA partners with Securian to provide Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D). There are several levels available:
- $100,000 of Basic Life Insurance (free and provided to all UA employees who are benefit eligible; imputed taxes apply)
- Employee Supplemental Life Insurance (additional buy-up plan for UA employees who would like to purchase beyond the Basic Life Insurance)
- Spouse / Financially Interdependent Partner (FIP) Supplemental Life Insurance
- Child(ren) Supplemental Life Insurance
- AD&D
WEBINAR:
LEARN MORE: Life Insurance (scroll to the blue boxes toward the bottom of the page)