Tidepool's priorities with benefits are focused on wellness and education, so it’s important that we offer our employees great medical coverage and disability insurance. Because of our mission, many of our employees have a personal connection to a chronic illness. Therefore, we strive to provide a full-featured health plan that minimizes deductibles and out-of-pocket expenses and avoids lifetime caps.
We offer medical, dental, and vision coverage at Tidepool for full-time U.S.-based employees and their dependents. This benefit also covers domestic partners of employees.
Current Medical Plan Details
Provider: Blue Shield of California:
Plan name: Platinum Full PPO 0/10 OffEx
Calendar Year Medical Deductible: $0
Calendar Year Out of Pocket Maximum:
Participating providers: $3,300 per individual / $6,600 per family
Non-participating providers: $5,000 per individual / $10,000 per family
Lifetime Benefit Maximum: None
You can check out the benefits Tidepool Project has to offer on this page.
Domestic Partner Eligibility Criteria
If you are enrolling a Domestic Partner, you affirm that you have met all eligibility requirements listed below for the previous 6 months:
You maintain the same principal place of residence and intend to do so in the future.
You agree to be responsible for each other's basic living expenses in the event that either of you is unable to provide such expenses for themselves.
You are both 18 years or older.
Neither of you are married.
You are not related by blood to such a degree that you would be prevented from marrying in the state in which you reside.
Neither of you have maintained coverage for another Domestic Partner under any health plan within the last six months (this excluded any Domestic Partner that has died within the last six months).
You agree to notify the VP of People and Culture immediately upon your inability to satisfy any of the criteria of Domestic Partnership.
Other Health and Welfare Benefits
Besides Medical, Dental, and Vision, all full-time US employees also receive the following benefits:
Benefit | Details | Eligibility |
|---|---|---|
Health Care FSA | Tidepool matches employee contributions dollar-for-dollar up to $2,700. | Full-time U.S. Employees |
Dependent Care FSA | Employees can take advantage of a dependent and elder care FSA account that provides up to $5,000 in funds at no cost to the employee. | Full-time U.S. Employees |
401(k) Plan | Tidepool does not currently match employee contributions. | Full-time U.S. Employees |
Diabetes Supplies Reimbursement (internal document) | Up to $2500 (cap per employee) for diabetes supply expenses that you use for Tidepool testing. | All full-time U.S. Employees and international contractors |
An annual amount awarded to full-time Tidepoolers, to support productivity (e.g. desk setup, faster internet, etc.) and wellness (gym, massages, etc.) expenses. | All full-time U.S. Employees and international contractors | |
Each employee has an annual budget of $2,000 that can be spent towards program fees, tuition, flights, and hotels for industry conferences, classes, books, videos, etc. that they feel will provide valuable learning experiences. | All full-time U.S. Employees and international contractors | |
Tidepool will pay for flights and hotel up to $1,000 dollars when our employees speak at industry conferences. Employees are eligible for this benefit 2 times per year. | All full-time U.S. Employees and international contractors | |
Life Insurance | Full-time U.S. Employees | |
Short Term Disability Insurance | Full-time U.S. Employees | |
Long Term Disability Insurance | Full-time U.S. Employees | |
Employee Assistance Plan | Full-time U.S. Employees | |
Other benefits | Discounts | Full-time U.S. Employees |
You can find more information about our benefits in this Google Drive folder (internal only).