It鈥檚 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鈥檚 changing?
While it鈥檚 common to hear news of rising medical plan costs, the University of Colorado has good news: Plan rates will not increase for the 2018鈥�19 plan year for faculty, staff and regular retirees. Early retirees may see small increases in dental premiums.
CU Health Plan 鈥� 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 and听carrier 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鈥�10 a.m. and 1:30鈥�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鈥檚 plan changes, rates and documents coming to CU Connections, your mailbox, email inbox and .
