Open Enrollment is your annual opportunity to maximize the comprehensive health benefits available to you as a UC employee.

UC Davis Employee Benefits is here to help you understand your options, so you can make the best choices for you and your family.

Open Enrollment for 2025

Important Details

• Open Enrollment changes will be effective Jan. 1.
• Open Enrollment does not apply to individuals enrolled in the SOM/SVM Interns & Residents benefits programs or students enrolled in SHIP.
• Open Enrollment for Postdoctoral Scholar Benefit Program is through Gallagher

Take Action During Open Enrollment

Your current plan elections, except for the Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA,) will continue for 2025, unless you elect to change them. If you are currently participating in the Health FSA or Dependent Care FSA programs and would like to participate for 2025, you must take action to re-enroll.

• ENROLL IN or WAIVE UC sponsored medical, dental, vision, supplemental health and/or legal plans
• TRANSFER to a different medical or dental plan
• ADD or REMOVE eligible family members to/from your medical, dental, vision and/or legal plans
• ENROLL or REENROLL in the Health FSA and/or Dependent Care FSA.

Make Open Enrollment Changes Through UCPath

Medical Plan Rates

• Rates for 2025 will be posted in Oct. 2024
• Review current rates for calendar year 2024 

Plans Available During Open Enrollment

The UC Office of the President will publish medical plan details on its UCNet Open Enrollment Page.

• Dental
• Vision
• Supplemental Health
• Health & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Legal

See Plans Available to You At Any Time

Medical Plan Overview for 2025

Coming in Oct. 2024

A video recording and slide deck will outline the health plan services and options available to you and your family through the University of California. The UC Davis Health Care Facilitator program specializes in troubleshooting the use of UC health plans - and coordinating them with Medicare - and is creating medical plan overviews just for you.

Plans Available to You At Any Time

You can enroll in these plans or make changes through UCPath all year long

• Supplemental Life Insurance
  You can apply to enroll in or increase your coverage under Supplemental Life Insurance at any time.
• Voluntary Disability Insurance
  You can apply to enroll in the Voluntary Short-Term and/or Long-Term Disability plan at any time.
• Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
  You may enroll or change your AD&D coverage at any time through UCPath.
• Adoption Assistance Plan
  UC supports eligible faculty and staff who wish to expand their immediate families through adoption and provides financial support through reimbursement.
• Pet Insurance
  You can enroll in pet insurance at any time and your coverage will be effective approximately 14 days after your application is approved by Nationwide.