May 10, 2017

Dear Colleague:

Benefits Open Enrollment for 2018 is now underway and will run through May 25. During this period, you can confirm or change your benefits, effective July 1, by logging on to http://www.udel.edu/flexnet. Please review the 2018-2019 Benefits Guide, where you can learn what’s new for the 2018-2019 plan year.

2018 Benefits Highlights:

Health Insurance Plans:

• There will be no increase in your health insurance premium.
• Copays for basic and high-tech imaging and lab services under the Aetna HMO and Highmark Delaware Comprehensive PPO plans will be changing. View the cost comparisons on the Health Plan Comparison Chart. Members enrolled in these plans who utilize the preferred non-hospital-affiliated sites of care will pay the lowest or no copay for services such as X-rays, ultrasounds, mammography and MRIs.Aetna and Highmark Delaware have designated certain health care facilities within their provider networks as Centers of Excellence, or COE Facilities. COE Facilities, sometimes referred to as Blue Distinction Centers, Institutes of Quality or Institutes of Excellence, have been identified as delivering high-quality services and superior outcomes at reduced cost for specific procedures or conditions. Members having orthopedic and spine procedures will have the lowest cost when performed at a COE Facility. View the cost comparisons on the Health Plan Comparison Chart.

To find a laboratory, imaging center, or COE, visit https://ben.omb.delaware.gov/medical/site-care.shtml

Benefits & Wellness Fair - May 16, 2018

Mark your calendar for our annual Benefits and Wellness Fair to be held Wednesday, May 16, from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., in the Trabant University Center Multipurpose Room. UD Employee Health and Wellbeing will be on site to host the Screening Zone, providing free biometric health screenings and other wellness assessments. Please register for your screenings at http://www.udel.edu/wellbeing.

For additional information please visit our website at http://www.udel.edu/Benefits or contact us at hrhelp@udel.edu.

We look forward to seeing you at the Fair!

Sincerely,

Darcell Griffith
Interim Chief Human Resources Officer