With medical plan premiums increasing, it’s more important than ever to understand your choices. ALEX, your virtual benefits counselor, will lead you through a quick and easy Q&A and then provide premium contributions specific to you, estimates of your out-of-pocket costs for care and side-by-side medical plan comparisons. ALEX explains UC’s many other benefits, too!

UC is offering the same choice of plans this year, with a few significant plan changes and premium increases. Review your options to make sure you have the right coverage. 

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UC continues to offer dental and vision plans at no cost for eligible employees and their dependents. Learn about new enhancements to accident, critical illness and hospital insurance, which provide extra protection for the unexpected.

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UC’s Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) and Health Savings Account (paired with UC Health Savings Plan) allow you to save money tax-free to pay for eligible expenses. Consider how much you should contribute this year. And remember, if you want to continue your Health and/or Dependent Care FSA you must re-enroll.

Beginning Oct. 31, 2024, you can make all of your Open Enrollment changes on UCPath by 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 22. Here’s how to enroll using UCPath, and answers to frequently asked questions.

Unlike other UC benefits, voluntary disability, supplemental life, and accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D) insurance are not options during the usual Open Enrollment process on UCPath. Here’s how to make changes.

If you’re not able to make changes online, you can call the UCPath Center for help at 855-982-7284, Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Making changes in this way may require paper forms and additional time, so it’s a good idea to call as soon as possible.

To ensure UC’s benefits resources are used wisely, anyone who enrolls new family members in their health and welfare benefit plans must provide documents to verify their family members’ eligibility for coverage. In 2025, UC will also reach out to confirm the continuing eligibility of some previously verified family members. 

UnifyHR administers the verification and reverification program for UC. You must respond by the deadline shown on the letter sent by UnifyHR to protect your family members’ coverage.

Learn more about family member eligibility verification.