UC is planning some big changes to its medical plan offerings that may affect your health insurance coverage in 2014. You’ll have new plan choices and some decisions to make. Come learn about the changes and the new choices at town hall meetings and informational presentations.
The revamped menu of plans for 2014 includes two new plans: Blue Shield Health Savings Plan, which features a UC-funded health savings account; and UC Care, UC's own PPO plan.
For 2014, Kaiser Permanente, Health Net Blue and Gold, Western Health Advantage, and Core (administered by Blue Shield) will still be available. Four plans (Anthem Blue Cross PPO and PLUS, Anthem Lumenos with HRA, and Health Net Full HMO) are being discontinued.
Town Hall Meetings with Representatives from UC Office of the President (UCOP)
Sponsored by UCSC Staff Human Resources, Academic Personnel Office, and Staff Assembly, the town hall meetings are your opportunity to hear from UCOP representatives why changes are being made and information about the new medical plans. There also will be time to answer your questions. The town hall meetings will be held twice:
Town Hall Meetings
Wednesday, November 13
Stevenson Event Center
9:30 to 11:00 a.m. –and– 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
For those unable to attend, the event will be taped and available from the Staff Human Resources and Staff Advisory websites.
UCSC Open Enrollment Informational Presentations
In addition to the town hall meetings, Frank Trueba, UCSC Health Care Facilitator, will present Open Enrollment informational sessions. The presentations will be one hour long and will cover the UC health plan options for 2014, as well as which local medical groups accept those plans. The current schedule is as follows and will be posted on the UCSC Benefits Office website at: http://shr.ucsc.edu/benefits/ben_news/oe_2014.html
· Monday, November 4, 3:00-4:30pm at the SHR Training Room (1201 Shaffer Road, Rm. 161)
· Wednesday, November 6, 3:00-4:30pm at the SHR Training Room (1201 Shaffer Road, Rm. 161)
· Thursday, November 7, 8:30-10:00am at the SHR Training Room (1201 Shaffer Road, Rm. 161)
· Friday, November 8, 12:00-1:00pm at the Cervantes & Velazquez Room, Bay Tree Conf Ctr
· Friday, November 15, 8:30-10:00am at the SHR Training Room (1201 Shaffer Road, Rm. 161)
· Friday, November 15, 11:30-12:30pm at the Cervantes & Velazquez Room, Bay Tree Conf Ctr
· Monday, November 18, 3:00-4:30pm at the SHR Training Room (1201 Shaffer Road, Rm. 161)
· Tuesday, November 19, 12:00-1:00pm at the Cervantes & Velazquez Room, Bay Tree Conf Ctr
· Wednesday, November 20, 8:30-10:00am at the SHR Training Room (1201 Shaffer Rd, Rm. 161)
· Wednesday, November 20, 12:00-1:00pm at the Cervantes & Velazquez Room, Bay Tree Conf Ctr
In addition to these presentations, representatives from both local medical groups, Palo Alto Medical Foundation and Santa Cruz Physicians Medical Group, will staff information tables at the Cervantes & Velasquez Room at the Bay Tree Conference Center on Tuesday, November 12 from 11:45am to 1:15pm.
UCSC Benefits Office staff will also provide departmental presentations at your location. If interested in a departmental presentation, call Frank Trueba at 459-3573 to make arrangements.
Managers and supervisors are encouraged to provide release time in order for employees to attend a presentation.
Prepare yourself for Open Enrollment, coming October 28 through November 26, by learning about your medical plan choices. More information is available online at: http://atyourservice.ucop.edu/oe/medical/
Note: Rates for union-represented employees are subject to ongoing collective bargaining as appropriate.
