2026 Open Enrollment is
October 6 - October 31, 2025!
2026 OE Agency Training
Date: Wednesday, October 1, 2025 (tentatively scheduled)
Time: 1:00pm - 3:00pm
OE Agency Training Recording (OE2025)
Open Enrollment Agency Training (OE2025)
2026 Training and Employee Resources for Agencies
OE2026 ETF Kick Off Meeting - See ETF Employer News to register for one session
- Session 1: Thursday, 9/25/25 from 9am - Noon
- Session 2: Tuesday, 9/30/25 from 1:00pm - 4:00pm
OE2026 ETF State Insurance Q&A Session - Click here to register
- Only session: Thursday, 10/2/25 from 1:00 - 3:00pm
Post OE Agency Job Aid
Open Enrollment Administrator Job Aid
Template Open Enrollment PPT for Employees (PPT and PDF)
Open Enrollment Employee Toolkit
2026 Benefit Changes
Health Plan Name Changes
- Common Ground - changeing to CareSource
- Dean Prevea360 West and Mayo Clinic - changing to Medica West and Mayo Clinic
- Dean Prevea360 East - changing to Prevea360 East
Employees do not need to make an election to stay in these plans that have name changes.
Vision Insurance
- There is a new vision insurance vendor for 2026. Coverage will be changing from DeltaVision to MetLife Vision. You
- Employees will not receive an ID card for MetLife coverage.
- Vision premiums will be lower in 2026.
Employees do not need to make an election to stay in the vision plan.
Pre-Tax Savings Accounts
Total Administrative Service Corporation (TASC) is the new 2026 adminstrator for pre-tax savings accounts, which include:
- HSA
- FSA
- LPFSA
- Dependent Day Care
- Parking
- Transit
TASC replaces Optum for administering these accounts. You must re-enroll every year to continue to participate in these plans.
All pre-tax savings accounts wil have contribution limit increases in 2026.
Other Benefit Changes
- The annual medical deductible for the HDHP and Access HDHP plans has increased to comply with federal requirements.
- Individual increased to $1,700
- Family increased to $3,400
- Coverage of Coninuous Glucose Monitors (CGMs) will only be under the pharmacy benefit through Navitus.
- Supplemental Dental Benefit: The Preventive and Select Plus Plan rates will increase slightly for 2026. The Select Plan rates remain unchanged.
- The Accident Plan will see a slight increase in premiums in 2026.