What is Annual Benefits Enrollment?
Annual Benefits Enrollment is the only time you can make changes to certain benefits without having an eligible life event (for example, marriage, birth, or divorce) or qualifying employment change during the year. Certain benefits require re-enrollment if you wish to continue them into 2025. Changes made during this period will be effective January 1, 2025.
When is the next Annual Benefits Enrollment period?
September 30–October 25, 2024
What will I pay for insurance in 2025?
Visit the 2025 Annual Benefits Enrollment website for information about monthly costs and changes for 2025.
Will there be changes to insurance plans and programs in 2025?
Yes, changes will be in effect for some plans and programs in 2025. Review the Benefits Changes for 2025 so that you can make informed decisions.
Summary of Important Benefits Changes and Premiums for 2025 (PDFs)
Questions?
If you have questions or need assistance, please contact HR.
Language Assistance
For assistance in the following languages, contact Cultural Linguistic Services:
- Español / Spanish
- Hmoob / Hmong
- བོད་ཡིག / Tibetan
- 中文 / Chinese
- नेपाली / Nepali
Live Webinars with Insurance Vendors
Learn more about your options at live webinars with insurance vendors, hosted by the Wisconsin Department of Employee Trust Funds (ETF).
Register to receive the webinar link.
Event Schedule
Schedule (PDFs):
Benefits 2025: What You Need to Know
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Benefits 2025: What You Need to Know
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Benefits 2025: What You Need to Know
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Benefits 2025: What You Need to Know
Offered in English, Spanish, Hmong, Tibetan, Chinese, and Nepali. 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.
Location: Gordon Dining & Event Center -
Benefits 2025: What You Need to Know
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Benefits 2025: What You Need to Know
Location: Union South / Marquee Theater -
Benefits 2025: What You Need to Know
Location: Union South / Marquee Theater -
Benefits 2025: What You Need to Know
Location: Union South / Marquee Theater -
Benefits 2025: What You Need to Know
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Benefits 2025: What You Need to Know
Offered in English, Spanish, Hmong, Tibetan, Chinese, and Nepali.
Free parking in lots 74, 82, 60 and 64
Location: Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC) -
Benefits 2025: What You Need to Know
Location: Virtual -
Benefits 2025: What You Need to Know
Location: Virtual
Employee Benefits and Resource Fair
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Employee Benefits and Resource Fair
9 p.m. to 3 p.m.Location: Union South, Varsity Hall
Learn more about benefits enrollment and discover campus resources for UW–Madison employees.
Learn more
Multilingual In-Person Sessions
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Benefits 2025: What You Need to Know – Multilingual Session
Offered in English, Spanish, Hmong, Tibetan, Chinese, and Nepali.9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.Location: Gordon Dining & Event Center -
Benefits 2025: What You Need to Know – Multilingual Session
Offered in English, Spanish, Hmong, Tibetan, Chinese, and Nepali.11 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Free parking in lots 74, 82, 60 and 64
Location: Health Sciences Learning Center (HSLC)
Retirement Savings Check-ins
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Ready to Retire
11 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.Location: Virtual -
Starting to Save
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Mid-Career Retirement Check-in
Accommodation Requests
If you need an accommodation to attend these events, please contact benefits@ohr.wisc.edu. All accommodation requests should be made no less than two weeks before the event. We will attempt to fulfill requests made after this date, but cannot guarantee they will be met.
Checklist
Checklist (PDFs):
Review
- Check your current benefits enrollments. Go to MyUW, locate the Benefit Information tile and click View Benefits.
- Attend a Benefits 2025: What You Need to Know presentation or watch the recorded session (coming soon).
- Make sure your providers will be in network next year (health/dental/vision).
- See new insurance prices on the Universities of Wisconsin website.
Decide
You must enroll every year if you want to start or continue these benefits:
- Health Insurance Opt-Out Incentive*
- Health Savings Account (HSA)*
- Limited Purpose Flexible Spending Account (LPFSA)*
- Health Care Flexible Spending Account ( FSA)**
- Dependent Day Care Flexible Spending Account (DCFSA)**
* Only available to employees eligible for Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) benefits
** Not available to non-service appointees (Fellows, Scholars, Trainees, Post-Doctoral Fellows/Scholars, most Postdoctoral Trainees and Grad Interns/Trainees) and University Staff with Temporary appointments
You can enroll, change, or cancel:
- State Group Health Insurance with or without Uniform Dental (preventive dental)
- Preventive Dental (stand-alone plan available to those not enrolled in State Group Health)
- Supplemental Dental (major/restorative dental coverage only)
- Supplemental Vision
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance
- Accident Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) – Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Day Care
- Health Savings Account (HSA)
Individual and Family Group Life Insurance
If you are already enrolled in Individual and Family Group Life Insurance Employee, Spouse and/or Child coverage, you may increase your coverage without proof of good health. If you are not currently enrolled in Individual and Family Group Life Insurance, you may enroll in Employee (only) coverage.
Enroll
- Choose your 2025 benefits in MyUW.
- You must save and then submit all 2025 benefits by 4:30 pm on October 25, 2024.
- Make sure your Confirmation Statement is correct. (You will get an email 24–48 hours after you submit your choices; the email will tell you how to find your Confirmation Statement for benefits that start January 1, 2025.) Contact the human resources office in your school, college, or division with questions.