Open Enrollment Information

2025 Plan Year: Notable Changes & Open Enrollment Instructions

Below is a list of notable changes to the university's flexible benefits program for the 2025 plan year. Please note that a full description of all benefit offerings as well as important documents can be accessed on the Benefits Information & Forms page.

As in the past, all enrollments and changes will be completed using the Maxwell Health platform. Shortly, you will be receiving an email (to full-time, benefit-eligible employees only) from Maxwell Health. In this email, you will receive instructions about how to log into the Maxwell Health platform. As a reminder, Maxwell Health is not an insurance provider, but rather it is an online platform that allows employees to select and make changes to their benefits.

Wellness Incentive

Regardless of the medical insurance plan you choose, an additional annualized incentive of $250 for single coverage, or $500 for all other coverage levels is being offered for employees who complete the wellness activities in ConnectCare3 by November 25th, 2024. Incentives will be distributed through either (1) additional deposit to your HSA account for those enrolled in the HDHP OR (2) through an equivalent reduction to your medical benefit payroll deduction for those enrolled in the PPO $400 plan in 2025.

Opting Out of Medical Insurance

Full-time benefit-eligible employees who do not enroll in one of the university鈥檚 medical plans will receive $100.00 per month ($50.00 paid twice each month) provided they:

  • Show proof of alternative medical coverage AND complete the wellness activities in ConnectCare3 by November 25, 2024</