- Employee benefits
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Understanding your benefits
Understanding your benefits
Whether you want to find out what benefits you’re entitled to, make a change or ask a question, UC has resources that can help.
Eligibility
Learn more about your eligibility for retirement and health benefits, which depends on the type of job you have, the percentage of time you work and the length of your appointment.
Benefits roadmaps
Check out roadmaps to help you navigate your benefits every step of the way — from your first day of work to your retirement.
Personalized support
Reach out for help at your location, or get help from one of our systemwide resources.
Welcome to UC!
Details about your health benefits
Details about your retirement benefits
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- Affordable Care Act
- Behavioral health benefits
- COBRA
- Coverage for COVID-19 tests
- Emergency resources from UC’s benefit plans
- Health coverage outside the U.S.
- Premium assistance under Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
- Resolving disputes
- Taxes and your benefits
- Telehealth
- Transgender and nonbinary health benefits
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- A new employee
- Adding a family member to your insurance
- Adopting a child
- Applying for disability
- Being laid off
- Changing jobs within UC
- Changing your address
- Enrolling in Medicare
- Establishing a domestic partnership
- Getting married
- Going on military leave
- Having a baby
- Laid off temporarily
- Leaving UC employment
- Lo despiden
- Lo despiden temporalmente
- Preparing for retirement
- Removing a family member from insurance
- Taking a furlough
- Taking a leave of absence
- Taking a sabbatical
- Taking paid leave
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Manage your benefits
Are you…
- Retired? Learn more about benefits for retirees.
- A postdoctoral scholar? Visit your Gallagher benefits portal.
- Represented by a union? See your collective bargaining agreement for details about your benefits.