The enrollment period began July 1 and continues four weeks. Employees may need to fill out the Evidence of Insurability form, which is required if an employee wants to add a dependent to his or her current coverage or make other changes. The deadline for completing Evidence of Insurability forms has been extended to July 31. Highlights of Open Enrollment include the addition of two new point of service health plans, changes in the Delta dental plan, modifications to prescription drug co-payment fees and new life insurance coverage options. Due to the increasing cost of health care and prescription drugs, new options have been added to The University of Texas System benefits packages.
Employees have the option of choosing between four medical plans and three dental plans.
This year the system has added both the United HealthCare Point of Service plan and the Texas Universities Health Plan Point of Service. Employees are able to select the type of benefits they want each time they seek services. With Prudential HMO, employees must designate a primary care physician who coordinates all medical care and makes necessary referrals to HMO network specialists. There is no primary care physician to coordinate referrals. The system also has made changes to the PCS prescription drug program this year, affecting the cost of co-payments for generic and brand name prescriptions.