Open Enrollment

Open Enrollment begins Oct. 31, 2025, and ends Nov. 17, 2025, for the plan year covering Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2026.

About

During Open Enrollment, eligible faculty and staff have the opportunity to review, renew and make changes to select benefit plans. You may:

• Enroll, cancel or make changes to Health Plan benefit elections (medical, dental, vision)
• Add or drop dependents, based on Health Plan eligibility requirements (see dependent eligibility guidelines)
• Enroll in Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) — continued participation requires re-enrollment each plan year
• Make elections for voluntary group term life insurance (VGTLI) spouse and/or child(ren) coverage

Even if you are making no other changes, be sure to review your benefit information to ensure no changes are necessary. Open enrollment is also a good time to review your designated beneficiaries to determine if any changes are needed.

Important Dates

Be sure to note the following important dates applicable to Open Enrollment:

• Oct. 31–Nov. 17, 2025 — Open Enrollment for the 2026 plan year. Submit your benefit election enrollment forms manually by printing, completing and submitting appropriate form(s) listed below to the Office of Human Resources.
• Nov. 17, 2025 — The deadline to submit your benefit election forms to the Office of Human Resources.
• Jan. 1, 2026 — The date that benefit plan elections made during this Open Enrollment period become effective.
• Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2026 — The plan year during which benefit plan elections made during this Open Enrollment period will be effective. Also, a new opportunity to earn HRA dollars in Your Plan 4 Health will begin Jan. 1, 2026.

Benefits Plan Information

Benefits through The Ohio State University Health Plan

Open Enrollment 2026 Benefits Presentation
Benefits Overview Book 2026
What’s Changing in 2026
Dependent Eligibility
Medical and Prescription Drug Benefits
Dental and Vision Plans
Your Plan for Health
Life Insurance

Health Benefits Summaries

Medical and prescription:

• Health Plan Rates
• Medical Comparison Chart 2026
• Prescription Chart 2026
• Health reimbursement account (HRA)

Dental and vision:

• Dental Chart 2026
• Vision Chart 2026

Voluntary Group Life:

• Supplemental Life Insurance Options
• Voluntary group life insurance (VGTLI) – Standard (formerly Anthem) for Employee and Dependents
• Voluntary group life insurance (VGTLI) - Minnesota Life for Dependents Only

AFLAC Short Term Disability and Accident Insurance:

• Aflac Short-Term Disability and Accident Insurance Provider

FSA Flexible Spending Accounts through COTC

Central Ohio Technical College (COTC) will transition its Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Dependent Care provider from TASC to HealthEquity beginning Jan. 1, 2026.

As part of this transition, the current TASC plan will end on Dec. 31, 2025. A runout period will be provided in early 2026 to allow employees to submit eligible claims incurred during the 2025 plan year.

New debit cards will be issued through HealthEquity for all employees who enroll in an FSA account for the 2026 plan year. Dependent Care is required to be processed on a reimbursement basis.

Additional information, including instructions for accessing your new HealthEquity account and details on the claim submission deadlines for TASC, will be shared later this year.

If you have any questions, please contact the Office of Human Resources at hr@mail.cotc.edu.

• Health Equity Flexible Spending Account
• Save on Taxes with an FSA
• Update mobile app

Forms

Enrollment Forms

Medical, Dental and Vision Open Enrollment Form
Voluntary Group Term Life Insurance (VGTLI) Enrollment Minnesota Form Life for Dependents Only
Voluntary group life insurance (VGTLI) – Standard (formerly Anthem) for Employee and Dependents
Health Equity FSA Flexible Spending Account Enrollment 2026
Aflac Short-term Disability and Accident Insurance Provider

Other Forms and Information

Group Term Life Insurance Beneficiary Designation
Group Term Life Insurance Waiver of Entitlement
Supplemental Retirement Account (SRA) Enrollment Form

Biometric Screening

Don’t put your health on hold. It’s important to continue preventive care, such as your annual well exam or biometric screening. Enrolled faculty and staff can earn a $25/month premium credit, or up to $40/month with an enrolled spouse, off of employee medical plan contributions by completing a Personal Health and Well-being Assessment (PHA) and a verified Biometric Screening.

Deadline To Earn Premium Credit

Your verified biometric screening must be completed between 1/1/2024 and 12/29/2024 to earn premium credit. To earn YP4H points, values must be received by 5 p.m. on 12/20/2024.

Your verified Biometric Screening, consisting of height, weight, blood pressure, total cholesterol, HDL, and blood sugar value (either glucose or A1C), can be completed in the following way.

If you complete an on-campus screening* you will automatically receive credit for completing the verified biometric screening.

• On Feb. 27, May 8, Aug. 30 and Sept. 25 the OSU Health Plan’s (OSUHP) RN Health Promotion Specialist(s) will be in Hopewell Hall Room 53 to complete complimentary biometric screenings* for our campus. See below for screening registration details.

On-Campus Biometric Screening Registration

If you would like to register for the upcoming biometric health screening event for our campus, follow the steps below:

1. Visit the registration portal
2. Log in with your Ohio State credentials (last name.# and password)
3. Click “Schedule Appointment or Class”
4. Select “Biometric Health Screening” as the appointment type.
5. In the From date box, place 2/27/24. In the Thru date box, place 10/15/24.
6. Under Location, click on Regional Campuses.
7. To search for an available time, click “Find Appointments or Classes.” This will show only the appointments available for this screening event.
8. Complete registration to schedule the appointment.

If you experience any difficulty, please contact OSUHP Customer Service at 614.292.4700.

Personal Health and Well-being Assessment (PHA)

Once you’ve completed a verified Biometric Screening, you will need to complete the PHA (under “Health” tab in your Virgin Pulse account). It will be listed as “Surveys.”

Once you’ve completed a verified Biometric Screening, your values will automatically load to your YP4H/Virgin Pulse account by the next day or two.

Confirm Screening and PHA Completion

When your verified Biometric Screening and PHA have been processed, it will be reflected in your Virgin Pulse account. To confirm completion, log in to your Virgin Pulse account and select “REWARDS” under the Home tab. When you see a checkmark beside the PHA and screening descriptions, you have completed the requirements to earn the premium credit.

Privacy & Participation

Participation in YP4H biometric screenings, PHA and the incentive program is completely voluntary. To learn how your personal information is protected, please visit Your Privacy.

NOTE: Spouses have a unique requirement regarding consent. A spouse must complete the consent that is displayed to them when completing the PHA before they start earning rewards. This consent allows permission for secure data to flow from the OSU Health Plan (OSUHP) to Virgin Pulse, to comply with current regulations when offering wellness services and programming to spouses. This means anything that the OSUHP is responsible for administering, including biometric health screening status, biometric health value reporting, participating in health plan programs (e.g. coaching, care coordination, etc.), will not be sent to Virgin Pulse until the PHA and corresponding consent is completed, thus delaying when points appear for spouses.

*As a reminder, you are only eligible for one on-campus screening per calendar year. If you are unsure of when your last screening took place, please log in to Link To Health and click on the “Biometric Health Data” tab to view your history.