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<span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">November 22, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk84571348"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Benefits Open Enrollment Ends Today</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">, November 22, 2024<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">BENEFITS OPEN ENROLLMENT ENDS TODAY</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white">
<b>FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2024, AT 5:00 P.M.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">It is essential for all Faculty and Staff to review New Medical Plan Design and Rate changes, including increased out of pocket expenses and copays.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standard">After reviewing the medical plan changes, if you are satisfied with your current benefit elections and not making any changes,</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standard">
<b>no action is required for Open Enrollment,</b> and all existing benefits will roll over to the new plan year effective January 1, 2025.<b>
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<u>Flexible Spending Account Plans (DepCare FSA and Health FSA),</u> you MUST <u>
renew your contribution amounts during Open Enrollment</u></span></i></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#323E4F">.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_Hlk116555933"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;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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</span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">New Medical Plan Design and Rate changes, including increased out of pocket expenses and copays.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span></span><![endif]><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Review the UCOP Medical Plan Changes Communication –
</span></b><a href="https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/employee-news/letter-from-systemwide-hr-vp-cheryl-lloyd/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Systemwide Human Resources Vice President Cheryl Lloyd’s letter to the UC community about medical
plan changes for 2025.</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">| </span>
<a href="https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/benefits/understanding-your-benefits/details-about-your-benefits/oe-2025-benefits-faq/"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Frequently asked questions on UCnet</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.</span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span></p>
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</span></b><a href="https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/benefits/health-welfare/medical/core/"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please review your coverage options.</span></b></a><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ALEX Benefits Counseling Tool offers enhanced features to assist in selecting the best benefit plan options and costs for you and your family.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Health Flexible Spending Account (FSA) balance will roll over into the Limited Health Savings Account.
<b>However, you MUST re-enroll to participate in FSA for 2025.</b><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Prudential Supplement Health Plans (Critical Illness, Accident, Hospital Indemnity) offer new and restored benefits.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">ARAG Legal Identity Theft feature offers additional adult family member enrollment options.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><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 22, 2024, at 5:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The </span><a href="https://hr.ucr.edu/benefits/open-enrollment"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UCR 2025 Benefits Open Enrollment website</span></b></a><u> </u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">for
faculty and staff is available to access valuable information about this year’s benefit plans, and highlights important, need to know changes and information regarding benefit costs and options for the coming year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Please download the
</span><a href="https://documents.ucr.edu/HR-Benefits/benefits-Active-Employees-Open-Enrollment-Review-Recorded.pptx"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UCR Faculty and Staff Pre-Recorded Open Enrollment Presentation</span></b></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"> to<b>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:150%"><a href="https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/oe/"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UCnet Open Enrollment Website</span></b></a><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></u></b></p>
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