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2026 Benefits Open Enrollment

This page is for full-time benefits eligible UChicago staff and academics. If you are a postdoc looking for open enrollment information, please refer to the Postdoc Open Enrollment page.

November 3 - November 17, 2025

Open Enrollment is your once-a-year opportunity to select the combination of benefits that are right for you and your family for the upcoming calendar year - whether that is making changes to your current coverage or enrolling in coverage for the first time. Beginning November 3, 2025, and ending November 17, 2025, you will be able to add, change or remove coverage from your current benefit plans by logging into your Workday account at workday.uchicago.edu and completing the Open Enrollment task found in your inbox. Any new elections and all changes will become effective January 1, 2026 and continue through December 31, 2026.

With the exception of Life Insurance, Long-Term Disability and HSA elections, no additional changes will be permitted before 2027, unless you experience a qualified life change event.

Learn more about qualified life change events by visiting this page.

Table of Contents

  • Resources

  • Benefits and Health Fair

  • Flu Vaccination Clinics

  • Contact Benefits Office

  • Related Documents and Links

  • Key Provider Presentations

    Nov 4 - Teladoc Health Enhancements to your coverage under the BCBS PPO Plans
    Nov 4 - BeWell UChicago - Wellness Program 2026 WellRight
    Nov 6 - Blue Cross Blue Shield: Health and Wellness
    Nov 6 - HealthEquity: A Flexible Way to Save (FSA)
    Nov 7 - AllOne Health: Employee Assistance Program
    Nov 7 - HSA Bank: From Safety Net to Nest Egg
    Nov 10 - Trustmark: Long Term Care
    Nov 10 - Hinge Health Your Musculoskeletal Health Partner
    Nov 11 - Progyny: Smarter Fertility Benefits
    Nov 11 - University of Chicago Health Plan: Healthcare for The Whole You
    Nov 11 - CVS Caremark: Prescription Benefits
    Nov 12 - whiskerDocs Pet Telehealth
    Nov 12 - TIAA: Invest in your Future
    Nov 12 - MetLife: Dental, Legal, and Pet Insurance
    Nov 12 - VSP: See Well Be Well
    Nov 13 - Aetna Retiree Medical Plan: Medicare Informational Meeting
    Nov 14 - VOYA: Life and Long Term Disability

    Open Enrollment Information Webinar

    Open Enrollment Information Webinar

    Open Enrollment Information Webinar

    Benefits and Health Fair

    The Benefits Office is excited to host both a virtual and an on-campus Benefits and Health Fair.

    On-Campus: Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th Street

    FLU VACCINATION CLINICS

    A flu vaccination clinic provided by UChicago Student Wellness, in collaboration with the Benefits Office, will be held during the Benefits and Health Fair on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, at Ida Noyes Hall, 1212 E. 59th Street, Chicago, IL. Can't make it to the Benefits Fair? You may also receive your flu vaccine with these alternative options. Eligibility is dependent on your medical plan.

    Person Getting A Flu Shot

    Contact Benefits Office

    If you have any questions regarding Benefits or Open Enrollment, please contact the Benefits Office, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. by phone at 773.702.9634 or email benefits@uchicago.edu.