Part-time/Temp New Hires (2024)

Medical coverage

If you’re a part-time hourly or temporary associate, including field Supply Chain associates and pharmacists but NOT part-time truck drivers, your work hours will be measured every 60 days during your first year of employment. We’ll let you know if you become eligible.

• Part-time and temporary associates working an average of at least 30 hours per week over a 60-day measurement period will become eligible for benefits.
• Part-time hourly pharmacists, nurse practitioners, and field Supply Chain associates must work an average of at least 24 hours per week in a 60-day measurement period to be eligible.
• Once you’re eligible you can enroll for all benefits available to part-time associates, including medical coverage. You can enroll for coverage within 60 days after the end of the measurement period when you became eligible. Once this happens, you’ll remain eligible for the remainder of the calendar year and the year after.
• Your benefits start on the first day of the month in which the 89^th day following the beginning of the 60-day measurement period occurs.

For example, let’s say your hire date is May 11, 2022. Your 60th day is July 9, and on that day you’ve worked enough hours to meet the requirement. Your 89th day is Aug. 7, so benefits become effective on Aug. 1.

After your first year, your hours will be measured again every year in time for Annual Enrollment in October. This will “look back” over a 52-week measurement period.

Track your hours

You can check your hours for the current measurement period anytime with the Eligibility by Hours (EBH) Tool. You’ll need to log in to use the tool.

One time only

If you don’t enroll when you first become eligible, you won’t have another opportunity to enroll until the next Annual Enrollment, or if you have a qualifying status event like having a baby.

Non-medical benefits

Even if you don’t meet the hours requirement for medical coverage, you’ll still become eligible for many other benefits on your 52-week anniversary date. You can enroll anytime between that date and the first day of the second calendar month following it.

For example, let’s say your anniversary date is June 21, 2022. You’ll become eligible on Aug. 1, the first day of the second month after that.

Tobacco

If you use tobacco and don’t agree to complete a program to quit, you’ll pay higher rates for medical, optional associate life insurance, spouse/partner life insurance, and critical illness insurance. For help quitting, check out ourQuit Tobaccoprograms.

When can you enroll? When do your benefits start?

Part-time hourly and temporary associates