Open Enrollment
Thursday, Oct. 31 at 8 a.m. to Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at 5 p.m.
Download the Open Enrollment packet for California retirees
Download the Open Enrollment booklet for retirees outside California
How to enroll
Check out this year’s choices, changes and costs to make sure you have the benefits that are right for you. If you have looked at 2025 premium costs and want to stay in the same plan, you don’t need to re-enroll.
From Thursday, October 31, at 8 a.m. through Friday, November 22, at 5 p.m. (PT), you can make UC Open Enrollment changes online through your UC Retirement At Your Service (UCRAYS) account. For vision plan enrollment and changes, visit VSP at ucretirees.vspforme.com or call 866-240-8344.
If you are enrolled in the Medicare Coordinator Program: Use the UBEN 100 form to make Open Enrollment changes to dental and legal coverage. Make medical plan changes (if needed) as part of Medicare Open Enrollment through Via Benefits from Tuesday, October 15 through Saturday, December 7.
Important note for Medicare retirees: UC contributes to the cost of five UC-sponsored group Medicare plans, along with dental coverage, for eligible retirees, subject to graduated eligibility. If you choose to enroll in a Medicare plan that is not sponsored by UC, including the UCLA Health Medicare Advantage Plans (Principal and Prestige), your enrollment in the UC-sponsored Medicare plan will automatically terminate and you will not receive the UC contribution.
Please review your plan options carefully and contact RASC at 1-800-888-8267 if you have any questions.
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Before you begin
If you’re new to UCRAYS, you’ll need to register for your account. You’ll be asked a few security questions to confirm your identity.
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Getting started
- Beginning October 31, sign in to UCRAYS with your username and password.
- Select “Open Enrollment” on the UCRAYS main menu to get started.
- The Open Enrollment page lists your current enrollments and your monthly costs for the coming year if you make no changes during Open Enrollment.
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Making changes
You’ll see options to add or remove a family member and to change or suspend plans. Please note: for vision plan enrollment and changes, visit VSP at ucretirees.vspforme.com or call 866-240-8344.
- Make updates to your covered family members before you begin making changes to your plan enrollments. Just follow the prompts to provide the required information, including checking the boxes to indicate which types of coverage you’d like to select for your family member.
- When you’ve finished adding family members or selected “Make changes/suspend plans,” you’ll see an overview of all covered family members along with dropdowns to select plan coverage for each individual.
- Starting with yourself, choose your desired plans from the dropdowns. After you select your own plans, the dropdowns for your eligible family members will display the plans available to them.
- You must click “Calculate Total Cost” to review the total cost to cover you and your eligible family members.
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Submitting (and resubmitting) your changes
- Click “Next” to continue, then review and acknowledge the Participation Terms and Conditions and Important Notices.
- You have one more opportunity to review your Open Enrollment elections. Then check the box to indicate your acceptance of the authorization statement, and click “Confirm” to finalize your elections. Your confirmation number verifies that your elections have been recorded.
- You may return to the Open Enrollment application to make additional changes until Open Enrollment ends at 5 p.m. on Friday, November 22.
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Confirming your enrollment
After confirming your Open Enrollment elections, you will receive a confirmation statement that summarizes your choices. You may also return to the Open Enrollment application, which will now display your confirmed elections for the coming year.