Annual benefits enrollment


Annual Benefits Enrollment for fiscal year 2025 was July 15-31, 2024 and is now closed. See information at right about qualified change of status events for any benefit changes outside of Annual Enrollment.

Annual Benefits Enrollment is the once-a-year chance to change benefit choices for you and your dependents for the next plan year, which starts Sept. 1, 2024. See details of all benefits offered this year on the UT System Office of Employee Benefits Annual Enrollment website.

What’s changing this year?

  • Monthly premiums have increased for the UT SELECT Medical plan for both full-time and part time employees.
    • Full-time employees – Employee plus Spouse, Employee plus Children and Employee plus Family premiums have increased. There is no increase for employee-only coverage, which remains $0.
    • Part-time employees – All coverages have increased for fiscal year 2025.
  • DentalCare Dental HMO premiums have decreased for all coverages.
  • During this year’s Annual Enrollment, no Evidence of Insurability is required for Blue Cross Blue Shield Short-Term and Long-term Disability coverage. Employees are encouraged to consider this benefit as part of financial continuity should it be needed for a longer-term illness.
  • The maximum contribution limit for the UT Flex Health Care Reimbursement account (HCRA) has increased from $3,050 to $3,200. Dependent care maximum remains $5,000 per family. This allows employees to reduce their taxable income. You must make elections in My UT Benefits each year to participate. New plan administrator starting Sept. 1, 2024 is Inspira Financial.

See updated rates and plans for all benefits on the 2024-2025 Employee Premium Rates.

What do I need to do to enroll?

  • Enroll or make changes to your benefits before midnight CT on July 31. Enroll two ways:
  • Upload any required documents to add dependents or submit Evidence of Insurability by Aug. 15, 2024. It is recommended that documentation be provided before the deadline to ensure dependents are covered.
  • If you don’t enroll, your current coverage will automatically continue for the new plan year.Exception: If you participate in UT FLEX, you must enroll and select your elections again each year; past elections do not carry over.
  • You are encouraged to review your current coverage every year even if you don’t plan to make changes. To review your current coverage in My UT Benefits, click on your Confirmation Statement under My Documents on the left navigation menu.

How do I . . .

Find click-by-click tutorials for common tasks in My UT Benefits.

Changes to your benefits

If you experience a major life event or change in your personal or work life, you may need to change your benefits.

You have 31 days from the date of a qualified change of status event to complete changes to your benefits that are consistent with that event. If you do not make your eligible changes during the 31-day status change period (60 days for changes related to CHIP eligibility), your changes cannot be made until the next Annual Enrollment in July. See the list of qualified life event changes and documentation required.

You can make changes to your benefits two ways:

  • Online at My UT Benefits – Chrome is the preferred browser for My UT Benefits. Internet Explorer is not compatible.
  • Benefitplace mobile app – Follow these instructions to download the benefits app and enroll on your phone.

Questions?

  • Benefits questions – For questions about your benefits, email benefits@uthscsa.edu.
  • System questions – For technical issues accessing or using My UT Benefits to enroll, call the My UT Benefits support line at 844-870-0044 Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. CT.