2026: Open Enrollment is Here!
This document provides important details about the open enrollment period, including dates, digital resources, life insurance changes, and what actions are necessary for participants.
2026 Open Enrollment is Here! HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW OE Dates 01 Wednesday, October 22nd, 2025 – Thursday, November 6th, 2025 Digital Benefits Hub 02 Visit this one-stop-shop to view your benefit guide and access an AI chat to answer your most common questions. Life Insurance 03 Life Insurance administration will move from The Hartford to Voya for 2026. Premiums will remain the same! To learn more, please visit the new benefit guide website using the QR code linked above. What do I need to do? 04 This is a passive enrollment. If everyone on your plan is over age 65 and you are making no changes to your coverage, then no action is needed!
2026 Health Plan Your Retiree Health Plan design will not change for 2026. Your monthly premiums for combined medical and prescription coverage can be found to the right. Please note this premium does NOT include your Medicare Part B premium. Your dental & life insurance premiums will not change for 2026! Prescription Benefits Information Sessions Remember to review your beneficiary information and ensure we have the correct information for our records! Please contact our office for a Beneficiary Change form. Your prescription drug benefits under the Medicare Part D program will continue to be administered by Express Scripts. If you need a replacement insurance card, please contact Express Scripts at 1-855-315-8526. Please keep an eye out for mail directly from Express Scripts apprising you of any changes to the formulary you should expect for 2026! 2026 Medical + Prescription Plan Premium Medicare Supplement Plan Monthly $133.73 Meeting Date Time Location Open Enrollment Video Presentation Online (view on demand!) - - Open Enrollment Presentation October 23rd, 2025 9:00AM – 11:00AM L. A. Pittenger Student Center – Cardinal Hall C Open Enrollment Presentation – Zoom October 28th, 2025 9:00AM – 11:00AM Zoom – Online Cardinal Day of Well- Being & Employee Benefits Fair October 29th, 2025 10:00AM – 3:00PM L.A. Pittenger Student Center – Ballroom Open Enrollment Presentation – Zoom November 3rd, 2025 2:00PM – 4:00PM Zoom – Online Visit our campus for the Office for People and Culture’s annual Cardinal Day of Well-being! This day will be in conjunction with the Employee Benefits Fair and will be enhanced with well-being presentations throughout the day. Programming will be offered around the five pillars of well- being: financial, community, physical, social, and career wellness. Join us October 29th from 10:00AM – 3:00PM in the L.A. Pittenger Student Center Ballroom to learn more! Life Insurance Beneficiaries 2026 Benefits Open Enrollment Employee Benefits peopleandculture@bsu.edu 765-285-1834
