It’s almost the time of year for employees to dial in on available benefits options and select plans to meet their needs. Open enrollment, from April 23 to May 11, allows employees to make changes, enroll in or waive elements of their benefits package.
What’s changing?
While it’s common to hear news of rising medical plan costs, the University of Colorado has good news: Plan rates will not increase for the 2018–19 plan year for faculty, staff and regular retirees. Early retirees may see small increases in dental premiums.
¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Health Plan – Exclusive members will have access to more doctors and specialists when the current three regional networks merge into a statewide network. Emergency room costs and out-of-pocket limits are increasing for all medical plans.
Open enrollment session andÌýcarrier fair
Benefits professionals and plan representatives will . Benefits specialists will be there to dial in available plan options and answer questions to ensure faculty and staff can examine the best available benefits options.
Faculty and staff open enrollment sessions are 9–10 a.m. and 1:30–2:30 p.m., with a retirees and surviving spouses session slated for 11 a.m. to noon. Both take place in the Recreation Center's Ice Rink Overlook Room. The carrier fair will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in The Rec's Studio 2 Large Room.
Be on the lookout for more details on this year’s plan changes, rates and documents coming to ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ Connections, your mailbox, email inbox and .
