The Open Enrollment period to enroll in or make changes to your health benefits and enroll in 2025 flexible spending accounts (FSA) is May 16 – May 30.
HEALTH & FSA
Department of Human Resource Management (DHRM) has elected to communicate via email for this year’s open enrollment. The annual open enrollment page is located at https://www.dhrm.virginia.gov/employeebenefits/open-enrollment-2025-26. The annual Spotlight on your benefits newsletter contains Health Insurance and Flexible Spending Accounts Open Enrollment information including premiums and premium reward, how to make changes and plan changes via Cardinal ESS or paper enrollment form, flexible spending accounts, eligibility and documentation, Q&As and your important notices. Also included is Benefits For Everyone on page 21.
YOU MAY TAKE ACTION TO:
- Enroll in or change your health plan.
- Elect or remove optional buy-ups for COVA Care, COVA HDHP and COVA HealthAware.
- Waive coverage.
- Add or remove family members.
- Enroll in Flexible Spending Accounts (annual enrollment required each year)
During Open Enrollment (May 16 to May 30) make your request via Cardinal (Instructions and please ensure you click submit for submission of your open enrollment request) or complete a paper enrollment form and drop it off to Office of Human Resources, 2nd Floor of GW.
NO ACTION IS REQUIRED IF YOU:
- Have no health plan-related changes, (current plan will continue)
- Are not enrolling in an FSA for the new plan year (requires annual enrollment each year), or
- Do not plan to participate in Premium Rewards.
PREMIUM REWARDS
Current premium rewards end June 30, 2025. Employees must complete and submit a health assessment during Open Enrollment (May 16 to May 30) using their current health plan member website or mobile app to receive a Premium Reward for July 1, 2025. Additional information on Premium Rewards is available in the Spotlight on page 12.
LEGAL RESOURCES
Protect you and your family for $18 a month for covered legal services through our Provider, Legal Resources. Or you may call them at 1-800-728-5768. Enrollment forms should be submitted to HR on or before May 30, 2025.
- General Advice and Consultation.
- Wills and Estate Planning.
- Preparation and review of routine Legal Documents.
- Family and Elder Law.
- Traffic Violations.
- Real Estate.
- Criminal and Civil Matters.
- Consumer Related and Credit Protection.
- Identity Theft.
If you have any questions please contact Denise Frye, Benefits Administrator, at dfrye2@umw.edu or Janet Hudgins, Benefits Analyst, at jhudgins@umw.edu. Paper enrollment forms must be received in HR on or before COB May 30 to be effective July 1.