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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">Reminder! <a name="_Hlk84571348">
Join us Tomorrow – Blue Shield and HSA</a><span style="mso-bookmark:_Hlk84571348"> Open Enrollment Informational Webinar</span>s</p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#156082">Benefits Open Enrollment begins on Thursday, October 30, 2025, at 8:00 a.m. and ends on Friday, November 21, 2025, at 5:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">It is essential for all Faculty and Staff to</span></b><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standard">
review the new medical plans and design changes and view your options for Open Enrollment on the new Blue Shield plan options.<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-ligatures:standard">After reviewing the medical plan options, if you are satisfied with your current benefit elections
and not making any changes, no action is required for Open Enrollment, and all existing benefits will roll over to the new plan year effective January 1, 2026.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:white;background:darkblue;mso-highlight:darkblue">NEW for 2026!! Blue Shield PPO Accolade ‘Non-Medicare’
Open Enrollment Webinar </span></b><a href="https://documents.ucr.edu/HR-Benefits/benefits-oe-accolade-webinar.pdf"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">|
</span></b><span style="color:windowtext;text-decoration:none"><u><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#467886">View Flyer</span></u></span></a><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:110%;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black">
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:115%;color:black">Please join Accolade for a UC systemwide presentation outlining the upcoming changes and transition to the new Blue Shield PPO plans. Accolade will provide detailed information on the new plans available,
outline the plan design and changes, review the new deductible, copay, and coinsurance rates and respond to questions.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Tuesday, November 18, 2025 at 12:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0in;line-height:normal">Join us for a review of the benefits of having a *Health Savings Account when you enroll in the UC HealthSavings+ plan and how it differs from a Flexible Spending plan. The HSA pre-tax savings
account funds may be used to pay for medical out of pocket expenses as an employee as well as medical expenses after retirement.
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Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | 2:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m.<o:p></o:p></p>
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