Healthcare and Other Benefits
Tidepool's priorities with benefits are focused on wellness and education, so it’s important that we offer our employees great medical coverage and other benefits. 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.
Tidepool Currently Offers the Following Benefits (links are internal only):
General Benefits Available to All Full-Time Employees and Full-Time Contractors | 2023 Tidepool Contribution |
|---|---|
$2000 | |
$1000 x 2 (two separate times a year) | |
$2500 | |
$500 |
Health and Related Benefits Available to Full-Time U.S.-Based Employees (30+ hours worked per week) | 2023 Tidepool Contribution |
|---|---|
95% - employee 85% - dependent(s) | |
BlueShield Platinum Tandem PPO (for non California employees) | 95% - employee(s) 85% - dependent(s) |
99% | |
99% | |
0% (per pet cost to employee - deducted from paycheck) | |
Up to $3050 ($ for $ match with employee contribution) | |
$5000 (no match, Tidepool contribution) |
General Benefits Available to Non-U.S. Full-Time Contractors | 2023 Tidepool Contribution |
|---|---|
$250 per month upon receipt (annually), $3000 annual maximum |
Other Benefits Available to Full-Time U.S.-Based Employees | 2023 Tidepool Contribution |
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|---|---|---|
0% - no match; pre-tax payroll deduction; *interns also eligible |
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Short-Term Disability Coverage - MetLife *For employees outside of California only | 0% - MetLife |
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Long-Term Disability Coverage - MetLife | 0% - MetLife |
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0% - MetLife |
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0% - cost to employee depends on tier of life insurance chosen |
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0% | 0% - MetLife | |
0% |
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Are you wondering about details on medical coverage, deductibles, etc.? Please fill out the information on this page (including any dependents).
A Note About Domestic Partner Eligibility Criteria
If you are potentially enrolling a Domestic Partner, you must 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.
You are both 18 years or older.
Neither of you is 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 has 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 a Domestic Partnership.
More detailed information on Tidepool’s benefits can be found on Google Drive - Benefits 2023 (internal only).
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