Vision and Dental Insurance Forum

[Saami]

I just received HR packets for my clerkship, and in the benefits brochure it says employees who work a year or less don't qualify for the Federal Employees Vision and Dental Insurance Program. Does that mean my wife, son, and I won't have dental or vision coverage during my clerkship? Because that's insane if so...

[Anonymous User]

I just received HR packets for my clerkship, and in the benefits brochure it says employees who work a year or less don't qualify for the Federal Employees Vision and Dental Insurance Program. Does that mean my wife, son, and I won't have dental or vision coverage during my clerkship? Because that's insane if so...

You can buy through Benefeds, very cheap add-on.

[Anonymous User]

(changed mind)

[Saami]

I just received HR packets for my clerkship, and in the benefits brochure it says employees who work a year or less don't qualify for the Federal Employees Vision and Dental Insurance Program. Does that mean my wife, son, and I won't have dental or vision coverage during my clerkship? Because that's insane if so...

You can buy through Benefeds, very cheap add-on.

Are you confident about this? Because the packet I received seems to suggest that I'd only be eligible for that if my position were for over 1 year.

[Anonymous User]

Different anon - I just checked the paperwork from my one year clerkship and found my Benefeds vision/dental insurance enrollment. Admittedly this was from a few years ago so it could have changed, though I’d be surprised.

(OSCAR suggests it hasn’t - see benefits section: https://oscar.uscourts.gov/qualificatio ... y_benefits)

(Also, sadly, it’s not really insane not to be offered vision/dental - about half the employers in the US don’t.)

[Anonymous User]

I just received HR packets for my clerkship, and in the benefits brochure it says employees who work a year or less don't qualify for the Federal Employees Vision and Dental Insurance Program. Does that mean my wife, son, and I won't have dental or vision coverage during my clerkship? Because that's insane if so...

You can buy through Benefeds, very cheap add-on.

Are you confident about this? Because the packet I received seems to suggest that I'd only be eligible for that if my position were for over 1 year.

100% sure. Have done it twice (including currently).

[Saami]

(Also, sadly, it’s not really insane not to be offered vision/dental - about half the employers in the US don’t.)

Ah, but being common and being insane aren't mutually exclusive.

Anyways, good to hear these reassuring comments. My son's teeth won't rot. Thanks all!