AT A GLANCE
- WHAT: Open enrollment for 2018
- WHEN: 8 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 26, until 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 21 (two days before Thanksgiving)
- WHERE: If you need assistance or dont have access to a computer, contact your benefits office:
Shared Services Center, 260 Cousteau Place, Suite 150, Davis Call 530-752-1774 or drop in, 8:30 a.m.-noon and 1-4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Ticon III, 2730 Stockton Blvd., Suite 2300, Sacramento Call 916-734-8099 or drop in, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday.
Open enrollment is open! And we've got news that Human Resources will hold more help desk sessions than previously announced.
Help desk sessions begin next week on the Davis and Sacramento campuses, and there will be nine of them, Oct. 31 to Nov. 21, offering individual counseling on all of your open enrollment options, medical and nonmedical. See the schedule below.
In addition, the will discuss medical plans only in four presentations next week. See the schedule below.
Western Health Advantage is still an option, and 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis members will continue to have access to 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis Health providers and facilities. There are some changes to WHA coverage, though. See your open enrollment booklet for details.
The rest of the health plan lineup remains the same:
- Preferred provider organizations (PPO) Core, 51勛圖窪蹋 Care and 51勛圖窪蹋 Health Savings Plan
- Health maintenance organizations (HMO) Health Net Blue & Gold, Kaiser Permanente and Western Health Advantage
51勛圖窪蹋 Davis Health
PPO members have access to 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis Health, and members of Health Net Blue & Gold and Western Health Advantage can choose primary care providers in the .
After several years of relatively limited capacity, most 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis Medical Group primary care providers at all sites around the region including pediatricians and ob/gyn providers are now accepting new patients, 51勛圖窪蹋 Davis Health announced.
Premiums
As for medical plan premiums in 2018, most faculty and staff will see increases of less than $10 a month across all salary and coverage levels. 51勛圖窪蹋 Care patients, though, will see increases of $17 to $53 a month.
Dental and vision plans are still free for faculty and staff and their families, and the providers are the same. For dental coverage, you have your choice of Delta Dental PPO (which will expand coverage for fluoride treatments for patients 13 and up, instead of ending such coverage at age 12) and DeltaCare HMO. Vision coverage is by Vision Service Plan, or VSP.
The ARAG Legal Plan is another 51勛圖窪蹋 benefit you will see in your open enrollment information for 2018. Some years the plan is closed to new enrollments, but this year its open so, if youve wanted to sign up, nows your chance. Plan enhancements for 2018 include new coverage for family and real estate law.
51勛圖窪蹋 also offers AD&D (accidental death and dismemberment) coverage. You can sign up during open enrollment or at any other time of the year using Form UPAY 850.
Getting it done
Open enrollment booklets were due to arrive at home addresses early this week. Take a fresh look at all of your benefits choices to make sure you have the best coverage for your needs keeping in mind how you use health care, and whether there have been any changes in your health or family situation, the booklet states.
is up and running look for the sign-in button, which will take you to At Your Service Online. Log in, then look for the Open Enrollment link in the Health and Welfare index. Once you're in, you can take the following actions:
- Enroll in or opt out of medical, dental and-or vision plans.
- Change your medical plan (and-or primary care provider).
- Change your dental plan.
- Enroll in the legal plan.
- Add or remove eligible family members to-from your medical, dental, vision and or legal plans.
- Enroll or re-enroll for flexible spending accounts (voluntary pretax contributions) for dependent care and-or health care.
If you have no changes to make, and if you dont want a flexible spending account in 2018, then your open enrollment is simple: You dont need to log in, you dont need to do anything. Your elections (medical and dental plans, legal plan and AD&D) will carry over to 2018.
Note: If you have an FSA this year, and you want to continue it, you must take action during open enrollment. These accounts do not carry over automatically.
Presentations and help desks
MEDICAL PLAN PRESENTATIONS
No reservations required; first-come, first-seated. Feel free to bring your spouse or domestic partner. Narrated presentations will be posted on the shortly after the live presentations.
Davis campus
- Tuesday, Oct. 31 8-10 a.m., ballroom,
- Tuesday, Oct. 31 1-3 p.m., ballroom, Activities and Recreation Center
Sacramento campus
- Wednesday, Nov. 1 2-4 p.m., auditorium,
- Thursday, Nov. 2 1-3 p.m., auditorium, Comprehensive Cancer Center
HELP DESKS
Take note of the locations, as some have changed. These are drop-in sessions (no appointments).
Davis campus
- Tuesday, Oct. 31 10 a.m.-noon, ballroom,
- Tuesday, Oct. 31 3-4 p.m., ballroom, Activities and Recreation Center
- Wednesday, Nov. 8 2-4 p.m., 182
- Tuesday, Nov. 14 2-4 p.m., 182 HR Administration Building
- Tuesday, Nov. 21 9-11 a.m., 182 HR Administration Building
Sacramento campus
- Thursday, Nov. 2 3-5 p.m., auditorium,
- Tuesday, Nov. 7 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 2510
- Monday, Nov. 13 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 2510 Broadway Building
- Monday, Nov. 20 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m., 3010a
Media Resources
Dateline Staff, 530-752-6556, dateline@ucdavis.edu