ENHANCED BENEFITS
NOVEMBER 2022
What’s new in 2023?
Costco takes your emotional, financial and physical well-being very seriously. And that commitment is reflected in your Costco benefits, which continue to evolve to be more accessible and more relevant. This coming year, your Costco benefits will feature some exciting enhancements affecting fertility challenges, adoption expenses, and parenting guidance and support.
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Check out these enhanced benefits
Find help for fertility challenges
Starting January 1, 2023, Costco medical plans will offer coverage for fertility treatments. This benefit will be available to both employees and their covered spouses. You’ll have access to your own fertility advocate, who can guide and support you every step of your treatment journey.
As an Aetna® medical plan member, you’ll also have access to the Aetna Maternity Program.* This benefit offers a wide array of resources, whether you’re planning for a family, already pregnant or working through infertility.
For coverage details, visit Costcobenefits.com.
Make adopting a child more affordable
Starting January 1, 2023, Costco will reimburse you for eligible adoption expenses you pay or incur in 2023, up to $5,000 per child you adopt. The plan covers up to two adoptions, for a maximum reimbursement of $10,000. Eligible expenses include adoption fees, court costs, attorney fees and other adoption costs.
To participate, you (or your spouse, if they’re a Costco employee) must have at least one year of continuous Costco employment and be eligible to enroll in a health plan under the Costco Employee Benefits Program. The child you’re adopting must be under 18 years of age.
To learn more, including plan details, how to submit a reimbursement request and what supporting documents are required, visit Costcobenefits.com after November 2022.
Get additional parenting support
The last few years have been challenging for school-age children, not to mention the parents who support them. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), “Beyond getting sick, many young people’s social, emotional and mental well-being has been impacted by the pandemic. Trauma faced at this developmental stage can continue to affect them across their lifespan.”1
RethinkCare offers parents tools and resources they can use to help their child or teen manage challenges at home and school. Take advantage of virtual consultations with a behavior expert, as well as an online library with thousands of step-by-step videos and research-based resources on common social, learning and behavioral topics.
New this year, the program has been expanded to support all families with children or teens, not just those with behavioral or learning issues. The program includes a comprehensive library of over 2,400 step-by-step how-to videos that build socialization, language and other skills; a Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) curriculum; downloadable at-home learning materials; and a catalog of goal-based training on parental and family well-being. With the pandemic-related challenges all families are facing right now, RethinkCare is truly a lifeline for parents.
To get started, visit Costcobenefits.com or call 800-714-9285.
*Not available in Hawaii or Puerto Rico.
1CDC. COVID-19 Parental Resources Kit.