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<p class="MsoNormal">Good morning everyone! <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">A reminder that open enrollment starts today and will go on through Nov 17. If you are NOT making any changes to your current benefits, NO action is required.
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<p class="MsoNormal">Thank you <o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Guille Vallejo<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Ucrfacultyandstaff <ucrfacultyandstaff-bounces@scotmail.ucr.edu>
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Puja P Pannu<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, October 26, 2023 7:26 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> ucrfacultyandstaff@scotmail.ucr.edu<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Ucrfacultyandstaff] It’s Time for Benefits Open Enrollment<o:p></o:p></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">October 26, 2023<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Central HR Benefits Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk84571348"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">It’s Time for Benefits Open Enrollmen</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">t<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Benefits Open Enrollment begins on <b>
<span style="color:#4472C4">Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 8:00 a.m.</span></b><span style="color:#4472C4">
<b>and ends on</b> <b>Friday, November 17, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.</b></span><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:115%"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standard">Satisfied with your current benefits elections? Not making any changes?</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standard">
<b>Then,</b> <b>no action is required</b> and all existing benefits will roll over to the new plan year effective January 1, 2024.<b> However, please review new medical plan rates!<o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<b><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323E4F">If you are enrolled in the Flexible Spending Account Plans (DepCare FSA and Health FSA), you are required to renew your contribution amounts during Open Enrollment</span></i></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323E4F">.</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standard"><o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk116555933"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">New this year</span></b></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116555933"></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116555933"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">It is essential for all Faculty and Staff to review New Medical Plan Rates and consider your plan options and costs.<o:p></o:p></span></b></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;mso-margin-bottom-alt:5.0pt;mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Take advantage of the ALEX Benefits Counseling Tool to help you select the best benefit plan options and costs for you and your family.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;mso-margin-bottom-alt:5.0pt;mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">You may be eligible for a Health Savings Account (HSA) without losing your carryover Health Flexible Spending Account (FSA) balance.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-top:0in;mso-margin-bottom-alt:5.0pt;mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Prudential replaces Aflac for Supplemental Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity benefits coverage.<o:p></o:p></span></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-top:0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-bottom:5.0pt;mso-margin-bottom-alt:5.0pt;mso-margin-top-alt:5.0pt;mso-add-space:auto;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1">
<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Open Enrollment deadline:</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> Make your elections by Friday, November 17 at 5:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></li></ul>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The <a href="https://hr.ucr.edu/ucr-open-enrollment-2024">
<b>UCR 2024 Benefits Open Enrollment website</b></a><u><span style="color:#2E74B5">
</span></u>for faculty and staff is available to access valuable information about this year’s benefit plans, and highlights important changes and information faculty and staff will need to know about their benefit costs and options for the coming year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk148969430"></a><a href="https://hr.ucr.edu/document/oe-presentation-actives-2024"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148969430"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UCR Faculty and Staff Open Enrollment Presentation</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148969430"></span></a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148969430"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">
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</span></b></span><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk148969430"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">review our pre-recorded presentation filled with information, updates, rates, and plan changes
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://c2mb.ajg.com/uc/home/"><b>Postdoc Benefits Open Enrollment Website</b></a><b>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><a href="https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/health-plans/medical/employee-plan-costs-2024.html"><b>2024 Medical plans employee costs chart</b></a>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">Medical Plan Rate Changes
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 costs are rising: Choose the benefits that are right for you Oct. 26 – Nov. 17, 2023</a> |
<a href="https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/news/2023/10/los-costos-medicos-oe.html">
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116556026"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%">Kaiser Permanente representatives will provide a summary of the Kaiser Permanente plan options and answer any questions you might have.<o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:115%"><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116556026"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Back by popular demand is the in-person UC Riverside Benefits, Health, and Wellness Fair which will be held on November 2, 2023
 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Bell Tower. <b> <i>There will be Free Massages and UCR Health will provide Free Flu Shots, while supplies last!</i> 
</b>The event will host over 40 vendors including representatives from our health and welfare plans, vendor giveaways, healthy snacks, raffle giveaway, photo booth with Scotty the Bear, and so much more.  Please join us for this festive and informative event.
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<span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk116556026"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black">To help select the right benefit plans for you, the Human Resources Benefits Office is sponsoring a Virtual Open Enrollment Help Desk. UCR Benefits Representatives
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