Benefits 2021: What You Need to Know

Annual Benefits Enrollment (ABE) is an annual opportunity for eligible employees to enroll in or make changes to most benefit plans for the upcoming calendar year, effective January 1, 2021. ABE takes place from September 28 through October 23, 2020. This 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. All enrollments and changes can be made via MyUW portal. Benefits that Require Yearly Enrollment (if you don’t re-enroll in these plans every year during ABE, participation in these plans terminate. They do not automatically continue into the next year).
  • Health Opt-Out Incentive (please make sure to select “Opt-Out” and NOT “Waive”).
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA):
    • Health Care FSA
    • Dependent Day Care FSA
    • Limited Purpose FSA
  • Health Savings Account (HSA) as part of the High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) or Access HDHP.
Change in Vision Insurance for 2021:
  • DeltaVision (through Delta Dental of Wisconsin) is replacing VSP as the State’s vision plan vendor.
  • Current VSP participants will automatically transfer to DeltaVision for 2021 unless you cancel vision during ABE.
  • DeltaVision will continue to offer no charge for standard progressive lenses, 1 time per year routine exams for adults, 2 times per year exams for children, an annual contact lens exam, and $150 allowance for contacts or frames.
  • Rates: employee only $5.72; Employee plus child(ren) $12.88; Employee plus spouse $11.42; and Employee and family $20.58.
Check Your Current Benefits in MyUW within Benefits Information Tile: https://my.wisc.edu/web/exclusive/university-staff-benefits-statement Visit the UW System Annual Benefits Enrollment website: https://www.wisconsin.edu/abe/ Register for the UW System Virtual Benefits Fair Sessions: Attend Virtual Benefit Fair Sessions on Health Insurance & Pharmacy, Dental and Vision Insurance, Supplemental Programs, State Group Health Insurance, Well-being, Life & Accident Insurance: https://www.wisconsin.edu/ohrwd/total-rewards/events/fairs/ Register to Attend the UW–Madison Office of Human Resources Benefits Services “Benefits 2021: What you Need to Know” Presentations Live via Webex: https://hr.wisc.edu/benefits/annual-benefits-enrollment/#calendar
  • October 1, 2:00-3:00 p.m.
  • October 6, 10:00-11:00 a.m.
  • October 8, 1:00-2:00 p.m.
  • October 12, 3:00-4:00 p.m.
  • October 14, 8:30-9:30 a.m.
  • October 16, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m.
  • October 20, 9:00-10:00 a.m.
Attend the DEM HR Annual Benefits Enrollment (ABE) Information Session:
  • October 15, 2:30-3:00 (MS Team, invite will be sent shortly)