Please note: This year’s Open Enrollment is ACTIVE, which means you must log in and complete your elections during the enrollment window to ensure you have benefits in 2026.
October 27 – November 7, 2025
Open Enrollment is coming soon! This year’s window to enroll will be from October 27 – November 7. During this time, employees will need to make their 2026 benefit elections, re-enroll in FSA and HSA plans, and add or remove dependents.
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Session 1 Tuesday, October 21 |
Session 2 Wednesday, November 5 |
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Office Hours Friday, October 24 |
Office Hours Thursday, November 6 |
Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2025
Time: 10:00 AM PT
Join Blue Shield for an exclusive overview of the upcoming 2026 medical plans and a first look at the new dental plan options. Whether you’re planning ahead or just want to stay informed, this session will give you valuable insights into what’s changing and what’s staying the same.
What to expect:
This is a great opportunity to get your questions answered directly by the experts and prepare for Open Enrollment with confidence.
REMINDER –Â Please make sure that your home address is up to date in Workday as new ID cards will be sent out prior to January 1, 2026.
Open Enrollment will be ACTIVE​. This means you are required to log in to Workday and select or waive benefits for 2026.
Your selections will not roll over from this year. If you do not take action during Open Enrollment, you will not be enrolled in benefits for the 2026 plan year.​
We’re making changes to your benefits in order to keep them competitive, sustainable, and aligned with employee needs. These changes will simplify your benefits experience, expand pharmacy coverage within our Blue Shield medical plans, and offer choice within our dental plans. Together, these updates reflect our commitment to providing high-quality coverage and supporting employees’ overall well-being. To help you understand what this means for you, here are the changes for the upcoming year:
Important Update: Supplemental Life Insurance
Starting January 1, 2026, our Copay and High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) with HSA medical plan options will be offered through Blue Shield. The new Blue Shield plans have enhanced pharmacy benefits, helping you save on prescription costs. Please click here to review the new prescription formulary list (Plus Drug Formulary Search).
If you’re currently seeing a provider who is not in the Blue Shield network, you may be able to continue your treatment and still receive in-network benefits through Blue Shield’s Continuity of Care Program. More information will be provided during our Open Enrollment sessions.
With Blue Shield, you will have access to their mobile app, giving you the ability to:
Additionally, two ID cards will be sent to all Blue Shield enrollees prior to January 1, 2026.
We know that a carrier change is a significant event, and we are committed to making this a smooth transition for everyone. To learn more about the new Blue Shield medical and dental plans, please join the 2026 Medical & Dental Plan Preview with Blue Shield presentation on Wednesday, October 23, 2025 at 10:00 AM PT.
Please visit the Blue Shield Microsite for more resources.
Our medical plans will now offer enhanced fertility coverage. More information to come.
Beginning January 1, 2026, Blue Shield will become our new dental carrier. With this change, you’ll have the option to choose between two dental plans: a Core Plan and an Enhanced Plan. Depending on you and your dependent’s needs, you can choose the plan that’s right for your family.
These new plan options are designed to give you greater flexibility in choosing the coverage that best meets your needs.
Please visit the Blue Shield MicroSite for more information about the 2026 plan offerings.
Beginning January 1, 2026, our Supplemental Medical Benefits will be offered through Lincoln Financial.
Lincoln Financial Voluntary Plan Resources:
As an eligible employee, you can buy Hospital Indemnity insurance to help pay for expenses and bills related to being admitted in a hospital.
As an eligible employee, you can buy Critical Illness Insurance to help pay for expenses related to the diagnosis of a critical illness such as a heart attack, coma, kidney failure, or cancer.
As an eligible employee, you can buy Accident Insurance to help pay for expenses related to unexpected accidents and injuries.
During Open Enrollment, employees will be allowed to increase their supplemental life insurance coverage without needing to submit EOI.
If an employee was previously denied coverage, any increases they request will still require EOI.
The projected IRS FSA contribution limits for 2026 are shown here:
| IRS Maximum | Health Care FSA | Limited Purpose FSA | Dependent Care FSA | Commuter Transit/Parking |
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| 2026 | $3,400/year | $3,400/year | $7,500/year | $340/month |
Your FSA elections will not automatically roll over to 2026. If you want to contribute to the FSA in 2026, you need to re-enroll during Open Enrollment.
Please note that your FSA funds will not carry over to 2026. You will have an additional 2.5 months to use any remaining funds from the current year. To avoid losing your 2025 FSA funds, make sure to use them by March 15, 2026. Any funds not used by this date will be forfeited.
The IRS has increased the HSA contribution limits, giving you an opportunity to save even more. In 2026, you can contribute up to $4,400 for employee only coverage and $8,750 for employee + dependent coverage.
| 2026 Biweekly Contribution Rates |
Employee Only | Employee + Spouse / Domestic Partner | Employee + Child(ren) | Employee + Family |
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| Blue Shield PPO | $25.32 | $204.53 | $133.95 | $339.08 |
| Blue Shield HDHP (HSA) | $12.66 | $162.60 | $108.41 | $276.65 |
| Kaiser HMO So. CA |
$26.46 | $149.98 | $123.87 | $238.91 |
| Kaiser HMO No. CA |
$28.09 | $238.57 | $197.06 | $368.96 |
| Kaiser HMO CO |
$27.93 | $173.79 | $143.53 | $276.81 |
| Blue Shield Dental Core Plan | $4.75 | $10.33 | $12.62 | $24.30 |
| Blue Shield Enhanced Plan | $8.76 | $18.54 | $21.76 | $38.46 |
| 2026 Biweekly Contribution Rates |
Employee Only | Employee + 1 | Family |
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| VSP | $0.92 | $1.38 | $2.77 |
| Accident | Biweekly Cost for Coverage |
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| Employee Only | $3.54 |
| Employee + Spouse | $5.57 |
| Employee + Child(ren) | $5.86 |
| Family | $9.25 |
| Hospital Indemnity | Biweekly Cost for Coverage |
|---|---|
| Employee Only | $3.82 |
| Employee + Spouse | $7.92 |
| Employee + Child(ren) | $5.91 |
| Family | $10.31 |
| Critical Illness | Biweekly Cost for Coverage | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Employee Only | Employee + Spouse/Domestic Partner | Employee + Child(ren) | Employee + Family | |
| Under 20 | Â $2.37 | $3.78 | Â $3.47 | Â $4.87 |
| Age 20-24 | Â $2.37 | Â $3.78 | Â $3.47 | Â $4.87 |
| Age 25-29 | Â $2.98 | Â $4.65 | Â $4.08 | Â $5.75 |
| Age 30-34 | Â $3.33 | Â $5.22 | Â $4.43 | Â $6.32 |
| Age 35-39 | Â $4.38 | Â $6.75 | Â $5.48 | Â $7.85 |
| Age 40-44 | Â $5.96 | Â $9.21 | Â $7.06 | Â $10.31 |
| Age 45-49 | Â $8.94 | Â $13.77 | Â $10.04 | Â $14.87 |
| Age 50-54 | Â $12.54 | Â $19.34 | Â $13.64 | Â $20.44 |
| Age 55-59 | Â $17.46 | Â $27.06 | Â $18.55 | Â $28.16 |
| Age 60-64 | Â $24.82 | Â $38.46 | Â $25.92 | Â $39.56 |
| Age 65-69 | Â $33.67 | Â $51.96 | Â $34.77 | Â $53.06 |
Compare 2025 & 2026 rates on the Cost for Coverage page.
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