Managing healthcare related costs and benefits for an entire household can be stressful. Northrop Grumman has partnered with Quantum Health to make sure you get the best care for the best cost. They are a dedicated team of nurses, claims specialists, and benefits experts who exclusively support Northrop Grumman employees and their families.

Trained on our company culture, health plans and benefits, Care Coordinators can support your unique needs. Whether you have a question about your claims or bills; need help knowing what's covered under your health plan; can’t remember who administers your disability plan; want to prepare for an upcoming doctor's visit; or just need a new ID card, Care Coordinators are here for you.

To get started with Quantum Health, create an account where you can message or chat with a Care Coordinator. You can also call the Northrop Grumman Benefits Center at 800-894-4194 and press 1.

All benefits-eligible U.S. employees have access to Quantum Health, even if you’re not enrolled in a Northrop Grumman medical plan. Spouses and domestic partners enrolled in a Northrop Grumman medical plan can also access this service. Navigation services differ based on your medical plan.

If you’re navigating parenthood and need to talk to someone, we’re here to support you.

The NGCare Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides free confidential guidance and mental health support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Through NGCare, you and your household members are eligible for eight free counseling sessions per issue each year.

One of the many counseling services offered is relationship or family counseling. Being able to express both positive and negative feelings and solve problems together are keys to a successful and happy family. Talking with a counselor together can help couples and families strengthen their bond and improve their communication skills.

To get started, call: 800-982-8161 TTY: 800-697-0353 or go to guidanceresources.com or the GuidanceNow app (WebID is NGCare). If you're on the NGC network, you can use the Single Sign On link. 

Your call or online request will be answered by a licensed clinician who will listen to your concerns and if needed, quickly refer you to in-person or telehealth counseling or in the moment support. 

A Dependent Day Care Flexible Spending Account (DCFSA) allows you to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for eligible dependent day care expenses to allow you and your spouse to work. For more information, view IRS Publication 503.

Eligible expenses for your child under age 13 (or your disabled dependent over age 13) include services:

• In your home
• At a licensed day care or after-school center
• At summer camp

DCFSAs are administered by Fidelity. You can visit NetBenefits to access your FSA account balance and claim verifications.

Help protect yourself and your family from unexpected expenses with Accident Insurance through MetLife.  It can be used with or without existing medical coverage and offers a financial safety net. MetLife pays cash directly to you to help cover the costs when an accident happens.

You can enroll in coverage for you and your family with no medical questions during annual enrollment or if there's a qualified life event. The premium payments are automatically deducted from your paycheck.

To submit a claim, please visit mybenefits.metlife.com or call 800-438-6388.  You will need to have your healthcare provider’s name, address, phone number and testing information available to complete the claim process.

Learn more from MetLife.

As a new parent, sometimes getting out of the house to go to a doctor’s appointment seems like an impossible task. Telemedicine through LiveHealthOnline allows you and your family members to visit with a board-certified doctor in the comfort of your home by using a smartphone, tablet or computer with a webcam for non-urgent services like pinkeye, a cold, the flu, a fever, rashes, infections, allergies or other common health conditions. No appointments, no driving and no waiting at an urgent care center. Doctors are available 24/7 and, if needed, they can send a prescription to your local pharmacy. Free lactation support is also available.

Costs vary depending on your Medical Plan and type of service.

Understand, advocate for, and support your child from birth to young adulthood with personalized guidance and resources. Bright Horizon’s special needs program is a free benefit for employees. The program provides support for children of all abilities and features a platform with extensive resources and tools (by state) for navigating all phases of the special education journey; from diagnosis through IEPs, 504 plans and transition to adulthood.

Features include:

• Personalized guidance from an advisor who is matched with your family to address your child’s unique needs.
• An interactive website that will help you better understand, advocate for and support your child.
• Expert webinars covering a range of social, learning, attention and developmental challenges.

For more Information and to use your benefit, go to Bright Horizons.

• To create your account, click “Sign Up”, enter your MyID and follow the remaining steps.
• If you already have an account, log in with your username and password.

Our partner’s at Fidelity also offer great articles and resources for getting started with, preparing for and looking ahead of college years (log-in to NetBenefits before clicking the link).

Back-up Care Advantage offers employees a safety net for those days when regular care arrangements fall through and you need to be at work. Back-up care supplements these arrangements and is a comforting emergency alternative when you need it the most.

Take advantage of up to 10 unplanned/emergency back-up child care or adult/elder care sessions per year at a nominal fee when your regular care provider isn’t available. Options include center-based or in-home care.

To use your benefit go to Bright Horizons

• To create your account, click “Sign Up”, search for “Northrop Grumman Corporation” as your employer, enter your MyID and follow the remaining steps.

• If you already have an account, log in with your username and password.

Through the Back-up Care Advantage program, Bright Horizon offers tutoring for children ages 5-18 for a nominal fee. To use your benefit, go to Bright Horizons

• To create your account, click “Sign Up”, enter your MyID and follow the remaining steps.
• If you already have an account, log in with your username and password.

Northrop Grumman knows that educating your child can be a stressful and time-consuming task for you and your family. Bright Horizons offers College Coach, a free benefit to employees that provides access to experts who have worked at top colleges and can give you the guidance needed to help you prepare for college, beginning in elementary school.

To use your benefit, go to Bright Horizons

• To create your account, click “Sign Up”, enter your MyID and follow the remaining steps.
• If you already have an account, log in with your username and password.

Each year, scholarships in the amount of $2,000 are awarded to the children of full-time and part-time employees (20 or more hours a week). The National Merit Scholarships and Northrop Grumman Special Scholarships offer 55 awards and Northrop Grumman Scholarships for Employees’ Children provides up to 130 scholarships. Application periods and requirements differ for each award. To learn more, please visit this page.

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Take advantage of one of our financial consultations to help you start planning for your family’s future.

• Northrop Grumman partners with Fidelity to offer you a complimentary one-on-one consultation or Self-Guided Wellness Check Up.

Through NGCare’s ComPsych GuidanceResources you can also receive a personalized, expert legal and/or financial consultation at no cost for 30-minutes per topic, per year.

If you are enrolled in MetLife’s Group Legal Plan, you have access to the expert guidance and tools you need to handle the broad range of personal legal needs you might face throughout your life. This could be when you’re buying or selling a home, starting a family, dealing with identity theft or caring for aging parents.

Whether you are looking to book a family vacation, need a gift, a new household appliance, or even a meal delivery service, Beneplace is a great resource to check in and see what’s being offered.

Enjoy discounts from national and local partners with the Northrop Grumman Employee Discount Program administered by Beneplace, including: discounts on consumer products, electronic equipment, travel and entertainment, among other products and services.

Register today using your personal or work email address.  Once registered, you will be sent an email to complete the process with a link that will automatically take you to your personalized Beneplace site.  Alternatively, you can also skip the registration, and enter the site in guest mode.

Expand your community, stay connected and meet people across the company.  NGFAMILY is an all inclusive resource group whose focus is on the individual employee and helping them to find their best self both at work and at home.  It is committed to fostering leadership by reaching out to all employees raising children and caregivers caring for loved ones. Learn more.

Northrop Grumman is proud to have thirteen Employee Resource Groups that offer opportunities for all employees to connect across the company. These groups are inclusive of all employees, offering benefits to members and serving as advocacy groups within our local communities.

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For the best experience viewing the resources below we strongly recommend logging-in first to NetBenefits.

Our partners at Fidelity offer great articles and resources on family and parenthood:

• Parenting

• Navigating the college Journey

• Caring for someone with special needs or disabilities

• Fidelity Goal Booster helps you set short-term savings goals, explore products, and start saving.