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Open enrollment runs though May 29

Posted May 15, 2024 by

 

Union Benefits Trust and health care open enrollment kicked off May 16

UBT open enrollment:

Open Enrollment for your premium-free dental, vision and basic life insurance for the 2024-2025 plan year will start tomorrow, Thursday, May 16, 2024, and run through Wednesday May 29, 2024. These benefits are provided through your union-negotiated Union Benefits Trust (UBT). Please use the 2024 UBT Enrollment Guide (PDF) to walk you through the process!

UBT Open Enrollment – May 16-29 – is the time for you to:

  • Verify your dependents - Starting July 1, 2024 you will be able to cover your unmarried dependents up to age 26 for dental and vision plans.
  • Verify your dental and vision plan.
  • Verify and check beneficiaries on your basic life insurance plan.
  • Double check your supplemental life insurance coverage amounts or sign up for supplemental life insurance. Be sure to also check your beneficiary as well.
  • Learn more about the supplemental legal plan enrollment, if not already enrolled.

State health care open enrollment:

State of Ohio health care coverage open enrollment will also run concurrently with your UBT open enrollment, May 16-29, 2024, for the 2024-2025 health care plan year. Download the MyBenefits Guide 2024-25 (PDF) to help you through that process.

The online guide includes an Open Enrollment checklist and instructions; Medical plan comparison charts; employee/state contribution amounts; and information on medical, prescription drug, behavioral health, dental, vision, life insurance, wellness and Ohio Employee Assistance (EAP) programs. Learn more at the DAS Benefits Page.

New wellness, medical, dental, and vision features for the upcoming benefit year include:

  • A new streamlined wellness incentives structure that focuses on biometric screenings.
  • Changes to anti-obesity coverage.
  • Dental and vision coverage is expanding to cover eligible dependents up to age 26.
 
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