Sonesta's Benefits Package
Welcome to Sonesta! Sonesta's benefit plan year spans from May 1, 2024 through April 30, 2025. We encourage you to read through the information available on this portal carefully to fully understand all of Sonesta’s benefit offerings!
BENEFITS HIGHLIGHTS
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Preventive care covered at 100%
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Three medical plan options through BCBS of MA
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Health Savings Account (HSA) plan option
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CA, WA, and OR Employees: 2 Kaiser CA medical plan options, in addition to the BCBS of MA offerings
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HI Employees: Medical HMO and PPO through HMSA, and HMO through Kaiser
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Dental plan with Delta Dental of MA
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"Tax choice" option for Long Term Disability Benefit
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Virtual benefits counseling with ALEX
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Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
- NEW!! Voluntary Benefits - Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital Indemnity Plans
BENEFITS RESOURCES
Your virtual decision support tool: https://start.myalex.com/sonesta
2024 Benefit Guides
Benefits Guide (PDF) - Standard Version - English
Benefits Guide (PDF) - Standard Version - Spanish
Benefits Guide (PDF) - California, Oregon, Washington Version - English
Benefits Guide (PDF) - California, Oregon, Washington Version - Spanish
Benefits Guide (PDF) - Hawaii Version - English
Benefits Guide (PDF) - Hawaii Version - Spanish
Benefits Guide (PDF) - Standard Version - Spanish
Benefits Guide (PDF) - California, Oregon, Washington Version - English
Benefits Guide (PDF) - California, Oregon, Washington Version - Spanish
Benefits Guide (PDF) - Hawaii Version - English
Benefits Guide (PDF) - Hawaii Version - Spanish
Benefits Plan Document: Summary Plan Description (SPD)
Please note: The information in the Benefits Guide describes only some of the key features of certain Sonesta benefit plans. If there is any conflict between this material and the official plan documents, the plan documents will govern. Sonesta has the right to amend or terminate the plans at any time.
Medical
Sonesta offers three medical plans through Blue Cross Blue Shield.
Start date - End date: 05/01/2024 - 04/30/2025
Carrier: Blue Cross Blue Shield of MA
Phone: 800-358-2227
Click on "read more" for medical plan summary documents and helpful links.
Helpful Links:
Plan Summaries
Saver Plan
Employees that enroll in the Saver Plan will pay lower weekly contributions and may receive funds from Sonesta to help pay for their medical expenses via a Health Savings Account!
Saver Plan
Saver Plan Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) (eff. 5/1/2024)
Saver Plan Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) SPANISH (eff. 5/1/2024)
Core Plan
Core Plan Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) (eff. 5/1/2024)
Core Plan Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) SPANISH (eff. 5/1/2024)
Select Plan
Select Plan Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) (eff. 5/1/2024)
Select Plan Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC) SPANISH (eff. 5/1/2024)
California, Washington, Pacific Northwest Medical
Employees in certain counties of Washington, Oregon, and California have the option to enroll in one of 2 plans through Kaiser, in addition to the BCBS of MA medical plan offerings. Please see below for valuable information about the offerings and Kaiser value adds.
2024-2025 Summaries
California Summaries of Benefits & Coverage (SBC)
Washington Summary of Benefits & Coverage (SBC)
Note: the service area is primarily in the Puget Sound region and Spokane.
Oregon (Pacific Northwest) Summary of Benefits & Coverage (SBC)
Note: the service area extends from Eugene, Oregon to Longview, Washington.
California Kaiser Value Adds and Helpful Flyers:
Washington Kaiser Value Adds and Helpful Flyer:
Kaiser Enrollment Guide - learn about value adds and the Kaiser network!
Oregon Kaiser Value Adds and Helpful Flyer:
Kaiser Enrollment Guide - learn about value adds and the Kaiser network!
Note: the service area extends from Eugene, Oregon, to Longview, Washington.
Hawaii Medical Plans
Sonesta employees in Hawaii have the option to enroll in one of three medical plans: two through HMSA and one through Kaiser. Please see below for valuable information about the offerings and value adds.
HMSA Plan Summaries
Kaiser Plan Summaries
Dental Plan
Sonesta offers a single option dental plan. Your Delta Dental plan allows you to roll over part of your unused spending to increase your benefits for the following year and beyond. Rollover Max is easy and automatic! See the Rollover Max brochure for more information.
Start date - End date: 05/01/2024 - 04/30/2025
Carrier: Delta Dental of MA
Phone: 800-872-0500
Vision Plan
Sonesta offers a vision plan through VSP.
Start date - End date: 05/01/2024 - 04/30/2025
Carrier: VSP Vision
Phone: 800-877-7195
Decision Support
Sonesta offers a number of benefits resources to aid in your decision process. Please click "read more" below for information on:
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Our Virtual Benefits Counselor, ALEX
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Health Advocate
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BCBS of MA Decision Support Line
ALEX Virtual Benefits Counselor!
Picking the right benefit plans for you and your family can be challenging. Getting answers to all your questions is key in making the right choice. ALEX, your friendly virtual benefits counselor, is here to help with your benefit questions. "Talking" with ALEX is easy. He'll ask some basic questions about your personal situation (your answers remain anonymous, of course), crunch some numbers, and explain your available benefit options. It's fun, easy-to-use - and confidential!
Check out ALEX at:
Big news: the ALEX homepage now includes Chat, a new tool that helps employees find quick answers to common benefits questions, anytime day or night. Everything from “what’s my medical deductible” to “what’s the link to my retirement account” to “is my doctor in-network.”
BCBSMA New Member Decision Support Line
BCBS’ New Member Decision Support Line has benefit specialists available to help you choose the plan that is right for you. Here are some examples of what benefit specialists can help you with:
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Provide you your new BCBS ID# to give to your providers as you wait for your ID card to arrive (if you're already enrolled through Workday)
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Plan-to-plan comparisons
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Benefit information
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Your out-of-pocket costs for covered medical services (for example: copay, deductible and/or co-insurance information)
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Prescription coverage and costs
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Authorization guidelines (however the authorization process can not begin until you are enrolled)
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Finding participating primary care physicians (PCPs), specialists and hospitals Just call 1-800-358-2227 between 8AM-6PM EST and select prompt 3 to speak with a Blue Cross Member Service benefit specialist.
Health Advocate
Sonesta offers employees access to Health Advocate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year to assist with claims issues, answer questions, and resolve benefits issues.
Health Advocate not only covers eligible employees to help them with all the issues below, it also covers their spouses, dependent children, parents, and even parents-in-law. We also provide Health Advocate, a free benefit advisor service available 24/7 to assist you with any benefit needs:
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Resolve any issues with insurance claims and billing
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Find the right doctors
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Schedule appointments
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Assist in transferring medical records
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Help decide what benefits are best for you
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And more!
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Help is just a phone call away! And they speak multiple languages!
¿Preguntas? Contacte a Health Advocate al 866-385-8033 para asistencia en Español. Para acceder algunos documentos en Español por favor presione el botón “Español” en la parte superior de este portal.
Your Health Advocate benefit is being paid for by Sonesta at no additional cost for you. Health Advocate is available 24/7/365 in multiple languages to help you make the best benefits decisions for you and your family. You can also visit their website at www.HealthAdvocate.com/sonesta.
WHICH PLAN IS RIGHT FOR ME? Choosing what benefits are right for you and your family can be confusing. For that reason, Sonesta has partnered with Health Advocate to provide you with one on one benefits consultation.
WHAT ABOUT AFTER I CHOOSE? While choosing a plan is key, we understand that this is only the beginning. Throughout the year we know that you also need assistance with how to best use your benefits to save the most money and get the best coverage.
