2024 Annual Benefits Open Enrollment will begin on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023, and end on Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023. Informational meetings will be held Oct. 9, 2023, through Oct. 17, 2023.
Human Resources will offer a combination of in-person informational meetings as well as a Microsoft Teams virtual meeting. Spaces will be limited for the in- person sessions. Employees must register to attend a meeting through the Training and Development website.
Dates and times can be accessed by selecting the “Sessions” tab. You may select “details” to access location information. Select “enroll” to register for the session. If you are attending the Microsoft Teams virtual session, you will receive the link to the online meeting after registration.
Below is a list of the times and formats of each session. Again, employees must pre-register to attend a session.
| Date | Meeting Start Time | Location |
| Monday, Oct. 9 | 2 p.m. | Academic Auditorium |
| Thursday, Oct. 12 | 1:30 p.m. | Teams Virtual Meeting (link will be sent after registration) |
| Friday, Oct. 13 | 10 a.m. | Dempster - Glenn Auditorium |
| Tuesday, Oct. 17 | 9:30 a.m. | Main Ballroom - University Center |
The following will be discussed during the informational meetings:
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We anticipate having a slight increase to the 2024 medical premiums for those carrying dependents on the Base Plan and all coverage levels on the Accelerated Plan.
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The University will continue to pay 100% of the Base Medical Plan employee premium.
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UMR, a United Healthcare company, will continue as our third-party administrator for
health insurance claims processing
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Base Medical Plan will continue to offer an option for a Health Savings Account (HSA)
through Optum Bank.
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MOTION walking program will continue: FIT earnings will be placed in the employees’
HSA.
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Accelerated Plan will continue to offer an option of a Medical Reimbursement Account
(MRA) through Assured Benefits Administrators (formerly Frates Benefit
Administrators).
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Tria Health will continue to assist with our Chronic Disease Management Program.
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No change to Dental.
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No change to Vision.
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UNUM will continue as our life insurance and LTD carrier.
All employees are strongly encouraged to attend an informational meeting. Questions concerning these meetings should be directed to Human Resources at (573) 651-2206.