Using Plan Comparison In Benefits Enrollment

Benefits Plan Comparison uses the PeopleSoft Fluid User Interface to enable employees to compare benefit plans side by side during benefits enrollment.

Employees can view different aspects of each plan, such as the cost and plan-specific features and choose the plan that covers their needs with the best price

This topic discusses how employees can use benefits plan comparison.

This topic discusses on the page used for plan comparison.

Page Name

Definition Name

Usage

Benefits Plan Comparison Page

BNE_COMPARE_FL

Compare benefit plans during benefits enrollment.

Use the Benefits Plan Comparison page (BNE_COMPARE_FL) to compare benefit plans during benefits enrollment.

Navigation:

You can access the Benefits Plan Comparison page using these navigations:

  • Employee Self Service > Benefit Details > Benefits Enrollment

  • Employee Self Service > Benefit Details > Life Events > Benefits Enrollment

  • Employee Self Service > Open Enrollment > Benefits Enrollment

Select the Benefits Enrollment tab on the left panel, and select a plan type under the Benefit Plans section. In the plan page, select the plans to compare under the Enroll in Your Plan section. Select the Compare button, to open the Benefits Plan Comparison page.

Plan comparison is available only if a comparison template is set up for the benefit program plan type. For Waive option, the Compare Plan check box is disabled. The Benefits Plan Comparison page displays the data based on the event date. For example, to enroll dependents after a life event, the benefits plan comparison page displays the comparison template and the plan data corresponding to the life event date.

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Benefits Plan Comparison page (1of 2).

 Benefits Plan Comparison page (Page 1 of 2)

This example illustrates the fields and controls on the Benefits Plan Comparison page (2 of 2).

 Benefits Plan Comparison (Page 2 of 2)

Field or Control

Description

Print View

Select to open the Plan Comparison report in a new tab in the same browser. The employee can save or print the report. To configure the display of the Print View button, see Benefit Program Table - Plan Type and Option Page.

Important! For optimal printing, we recommend that you compare no more than 4 plans.

Add Plan icon

Select to add plans for comparison. The number of the plans that can be selected for comparison is defined in the template configuration page. Default value is three.

To define the plan comparison limit, see Comparison Template Page.

Drag and Drop icon

Select to drag and drop the benefit plan columns, and to reorder the columns. On a small form factor, use the left and right arrows to view the benefit plans.

Benefit Plans logo (insurance provider logo)

Displays the plan image logo (insurance provider logo) to the left of benefit plan name. The benefit plan logo does not appear on a small form factor.

To define the plan image logo, see Comparison Plan Data page.

Remove Plan icon

Select to remove plans.

Expand All/Collapse All

Select to expand or collapse all the sections.

View Footnote icon

Select to view the footnotes for the attribute value on a pop-up window. To define the footnotes for the attributes, see Comparison Plan Data page

Back to Top

Select to go to the top of the page. The Back to Top button is displayed at the bottom of the page when the user starts to scroll from the top of the page.