Subject: [Ucrfacultyandstaff] It’s Time for Benefits Open Enrollment!
From: Jorge Sanchez <[email-masked]>
To: "[email-masked]" <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2020 14:33:15 +0000
List-Id: UCR Faculty and Staff List <ucrfacultyandstaff.scotmail.ucr.edu>

October 29, 2020

To:       UCR Faculty and Staff

From:   HR Benefits Office

Re:       It’s Time for Benefits Open Enrollment!

Benefits Open Enrollment is now available and ends on Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.

New this year!

•••••••• Important plan changes for UC Blue & Gold HMO, UC Care and Kaiser

•••••••• Discovery Benefits will be the new vendor for Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts and COBRA

·        UC’s Virtual Benefits Fair

UCR Open Enrollment website

•••••••• The UCR 2021 Open Enrollment website<https://hr.ucr.edu/2021-open-enrollment> is now available for valuable information about this year’s benefit plans.

Open Enrollment Events and Education

In keeping with the required regulations for social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s UCR 2021 Open Enrollment is virtual, including a virtual benefits fair, virtual help desk and an Open Enrollment website.

UC Virtual Benefits Fair
Ends on November 24, 2020

The UC Systemwide Virtual Benefits Fair<https://benefitsfair.universityofcalifornia.edu/register?cpak=3140845340616667> features informational presentations, resources, links to exhibitions, and plan updates from our various benefits vendors. Participating vendors will also host interactive webinar sessions where you may ask questions.

In addition, you will be able to access the UC 2021 Open Enrollment website<https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/oe/> that highlights important changes and information employees need to know about their benefit costs and options for the coming year.

UCPath Center Open Enrollment Webinars

Learn more about your 2021 Open Enrollment options by attending a one-hour interactive webinar<https://www.ucop.edu/ucpath-center/_files/mypath/oe/registration.pdf> hosted by the UCPath Center. Please visit the UCPath portal<https://idpproxy-ucpath.universityofcalifornia.edu/simplesaml/module.php/ucpathdiscovery/disco.php?entityID=https%3A%2F%2Fucpath.universityofcalifornia.edu&return=https%3A%2F%2Fidpproxy-ucpath.universityofcalifornia.edu%2Fsimplesaml%2Fmodule.php%2Fsaml%2Fsp%2Fdiscoresp.php%3FAuthID%3D_26648e4d30292c6741a2fbdc83f423bd3e71255d27%253Ahttps%253A%252F%252Fidpproxy-ucpath.universityofcalifornia.edu%252Fsimplesaml%252Fsaml2%252Fidp%252FSSOService.php%253Fspentityid%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fucpath.universityofcalifornia.edu%25252Fsimplesaml%25252Fmodule.php%25252Fsaml%25252Fsp%25252Fmetadata.php%25252Fdefault-sp%2526RelayState%253Dhttps%25253A%25252F%25252Fucpath.universityofcalifornia.edu%25252Fsaml_login%2526cookieTime%253D1603981426&returnIDParam=idpentityid> to make your Open Enrollment changes.

Open Enrollment Virtual Help Desk

Wednesday, November 4, 2020 | Wednesday, November 18, 2020
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. – both days

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 will be available by telephone and email to answer any questions you have about the 2021 Open Enrollment.

View the Open Enrollment Virtual Help Desk flyer<https://hr.ucr.edu/document/2021-open-enrollment-virtual-help-desk-flyer>.

Contact us

For questions regarding Open Enrollment, please contact the Benefits Office via email at [email-masked]<mailto:[email-masked]>.