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Open Enrollment Presentation

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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  • Enroll at Employee Self-Service

    Open Enrollment for 2010 is from November 1 through November 30. Enroll online 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 2010

    For Open Enrollment for 2010, you may:

    • Choose a different medical plan.
    • Choose a different dental plan.
    • Enroll in a health care or dependent daycare flexible spending account.
    • Add or increase the amount of long-term disability insurance, if you are a civil service or represented staff employee.

    Your current medical and dental plans will stay the same for the 2010 plan year, unless you choose a different plan. 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 2010 plan year.


Medical Plan Options

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 Web sites:


Dental Plan Options

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 Web sites:


Flexible Spending Accounts

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 2010, you will need to re-enroll during open enrollment.

Flexible Spending Account Information


Long-term Disability

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.

Long-term disability coverage information

Employee Benefits