Benefits Plan Orientation

About Your Benefits

As a new employee, you and your dependents may be eligible to participate in the UPlan Health Program offered by the University of Minnesota. UPlan benefits include medical, dental, life insurance, flexible spending accounts, disability, and long-term care coverage.

You are not required to elect medical and dental coverage, and you have the option to choose any, all, or none of the benefits offered.

If you choose to participate in the UPlan Health Program, you must enroll online through Employee Self-Service within your first 60 days of employment.

If you decide to waive coverage now, your next opportunity to elect medical and dental coverage will be the next Open Enrollment period or if you and your dependents experience a loss of other health coverage because of an eligible family status change.

First Steps

You may want to first determine whether your dependents are eligible for benefits and when coverage begins. You may have received the benefits booklet from your Human Resources representative or you can review the Guide for UPlan Benefits Enrollment (pdf) online.

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