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Open Enrollment

Thursday, Oct. 30, at 8 a.m. to Friday, Nov. 21, 2025, at 5 p.m.

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Other benefits

While UC’s costs for dental and vision plans will increase in 2026, UC continues to pay the full cost of dental and vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents, with enhanced coverage through the Dental PPO plan. Learn more about UC-paid coverage and extra options to protect you and your family.


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Dental

Choose a Delta Dental DHMO plan for lower costs or a DPPO plan for more flexibility. Be sure there are dentists available in your area before enrolling in the DHMO plan.

Vision

Benefits through VSP Vision Care include vision exams, corrective lenses, frames (every other calendar year) and an allowance for contact lenses.

There are no changes to vision benefits for next year.

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)

Save money by paying for eligible health or dependent care expenses pretax. Remember, you must re-enroll each year!

Health FSA plan details and 2026 contribution limits >

Dependent Care FSA plan details and 2026 contribution limits >

Accident, Critical Illness and Hospital Indemnity

Consider the extra protection of UC’s accident, critical illness, and/or hospital indemnity insurance — particularly if you’re enrolling in HealthSavings+, UC’s high-deductible health plan.

Pet insurance

Preferred pricing on pet insurance through Nationwide. Learn more and enroll anytime (not just during Open Enrollment) on the Nationwide website at petinsurance.com/uc.

Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D), Disability and Life insurance

You can enroll in or make changes to your AD&D coverage during Open Enrollment on UCPath. Disability and Life insurance are not available options during Open Enrollment on UCPath. Find out how to make changes to voluntary disability and supplemental life insurance.

Disability insurance plan and enrollment details >

Life insurance plan and enrollment details >

AD&D plan and enrollment details >