Certain life events can affect your Lurie Children’s benefits. See what actions to take and what to keep in mind as you navigate your life’s changes. If you experience a qualified life event, benefit changes must be made on the Benefits' portal or by calling the Benefits’ Call Center at 312.227.5500 within 30 days (60 days following a change in eligibility for coverage through Medicaid or State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)).

Birth or adoption of a child

Birth or adoption of a child

This is a qualified life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as adding a new child to your family, you have 30 days to make benefits changes related to your event. Visit the Benefits' portal website or call 312.227.5500 to adjust your benefits coverage.

Getting married

Getting married

This is a qualified life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as getting married, you have 30 days to make benefits changes related to your event. Visit the Benefits' portal website or call 312.227.5500 to adjust your benefits coverage.

Getting divorced

Getting divorced

This is a qualified life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as getting divorced, you have 30 days to make benefits changes related to your event. Visit the Benefits' portal website or call 312.227.5500 to adjust your benefits coverage.

Death in the family

Death in the Family

This is a qualified life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as a death in your family, you have 30 days to make benefits changes related to your event. Visit the Benefits' portal website or call 312.227.5500 to adjust your benefits coverage.

Gain or loss of eligibility for benefits

Gain or loss of eligibility for benefits

  • Contact the Benefits’ Call Center at 312.227.5500 to receive answers to questions you may have about your change in work status.
  • Adjust your benefits coverage, if your eligibility for benefits has changed, within 30 days of your work status change and upload documentation within 30 days of the change.
  • Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program.
  • Update your tax withholdings and/or direct deposit by contacting mypay@luriechildrens.org.

This is a qualified life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as a change in employment status, cancellation or change of other employer’s benefits plans, you have 30 days to make benefits changes related to your event. Visit the Benefits' portal website or call 312.227.5500 to adjust your benefits coverage.

Change in dependent status of a child

Change in dependent status of a child

  • Contact the Benefits’ Call Center at 312.227.5500 to receive answers to questions you may have about your change in dependent status.
  • Adjust your benefits coverage, within 30 days of this change in dependent status of child. Upload documentation to confirm event.
  • Update your tax withholdings and/or direct deposit by contacting mypay@luriechildrens.org.

This is a qualified life event. When you experience a qualifying life event, such as a change in dependent status of a child, you have 30 days to make benefits changes related to your event. Visit the Benefits' portal website or call 312.227.5500 to adjust your benefits coverage.

Retirement

Retirement

This is a qualified life event. After you’ve retired, you may be eligible for Medicare and/or Social Security benefits. Learn more on the Social Security website. You may also have the option of enrolling in other coverage, such as COBRA coverage or your spouse’s benefits. Ask your spouse’s employer for their enrollment process and deadline.

Serious illness

Serious illness

This is not a qualified life event. You are not able to change your benefits coverage due to this event.

Leave of absence

Leave of absence

  • Review paid sick and disability leave policies.
  • Notify your manager of your expected leave.
  • To apply for a Leave of Absence or to file a short term disability claim, please contact IPMG, our Absence Management partner at 877.737.0032 or apply online. When creating an account for the first time, your user name is your Lurie Children’s email address, and your password is your birthdate in mmddyy format.
  • Access free, confidential counseling through the Employee Assistance Program.
  • Get help with questions about your health benefits by calling Cigna One Guide at 800.244.6224 or visiting Benefits' Portal.

This is not a qualified life event. You are not able to change your benefits coverage due to this event.

Injury at work

Injury at work

This is not a qualified life event. You are not able to change your benefits coverage due to this event.