We encourage you and your family members to review your Open Enrollment options and learn about plan changes by viewing or listening to an online presentation.
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We encourage you and your family members to review your Open Enrollment options and learn about plan changes by viewing or listening to an online presentation.
Enroll at Employee Self-Service
Open Enrollment is from November 1 through November 30. Enroll online starting November 1 through Employee Self-Service.
Read the Guide
Detailed information on Open Enrollment options is available in the Guide for UPlan Benefits Enrollment (pdf).
Options for 2012 Plan Year
For Open Enrollment for 2012 plan year, you may:
If you have the HealthPartners medical plan in 2011 you must choose a Medica plan to have medical coverage in 2012. Your current Medica plan and Delta Dental or HealthPartners dental plans will stay the same for the 2012 plan year, unless you choose a different plan option. Even if you are not making a plan change this year, it is important that you look at the rates for your medical and dental plans because you may face significantly increased rate contributions in 2012.
Since Open Enrollment is also the time that you can add or drop dependents from your plan, you will need to go online to make any changes to your dependent coverage
View or listen to the Open Enrollment presentation to learn about changes in the medical and pharmacy programs for the 2012 plan year.
Make your elections starting on November 1 through Employee Self Service. The Employee Benefits Service Center staff is available to help you with your benefits questions and enrollment. The Benefits Service Center's email address is benefits@umn.edu.
You can choose a different medical plan. You can add eligible dependents to your medical coverage. You also have the choice to add or cancel medical coverage. If you are not choosing a different medical plan but want to change your primary care clinic, you can do that directly with the medical plan. It is also a good idea to check with your medical plan each year to confirm that your clinic still participates in your plan option.
Medical plan website:
2012 Medical Premium Relief: The University established a one-year Medical Premium Relief grant program to provide assistance to lower paid employees during this year of high increases in the employee contributions for the UPlan Medical Program.Prime Therapeutics is the pharmacy benefits manager for all UPlan medical options. Fairview Specialty Pharmacy is the exclusive provider of most specialty medications.. You are automatically enrolled in the pharmacy program when you elect a medical plan.
Pharmacy Plan websites:
You can enroll in a different dental plan. You can add eligible dependents to your dental coverage. You also have the choice to add or cancel dental coverage. It is also a good idea to check with your dental plan each year to confirm that your dentist still participates in your plan option.
Dental plan websites:
Two types of FSAs are available—dependent daycare accounts and health care accounts—to pay for related expenses using pre-tax dollars. If you are currently enrolled in either FSA and wish to continue your participation in 2012, you will need to re-enroll during open enrollment.
Flexible Spending Account Information
Enroll or increase the amount of short-term disability coverage without evidence of insurability. Your may elect up to 66-2/3 percent of your annual salary but not more than $5,000 per month.
Short-term disability coverage information
If you are a civil service or represented staff employee, you can add or increase long-term disability without evidence of good health; however, this amount is subject to pre-existing conditions.
Employee Benefits
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