Penn Benefits Open Enrollment will end this Friday, May 9. If you haven’t reviewed your health plans, life insurance, and flexible spending accounts for the 2025–2026 plan year, now is the time to do so.

If you participate in a flexible spending account, remember that you must re-enroll in your Health Care and/or Dependent Care FSA to continue participation. If you do not re-elect the coverage for the upcoming plan year, your goal amount from the current plan year will not roll over to the new plan year. You will be defaulted with a $0 annual goal amount, and you will not be able to enroll in the plan until the next Open Enrollment period unless you have a qualifying life event. 

Faculty and Staff
If you are regular full-time faculty and staff or regular part-time and ACA-eligible faculty and staff, visit the Open Enrollment webpage for detailed information about your benefits options. You can also find details in the Benefits Enrollment Guide and Part-Time & ACA Eligible Benefits Enrollment Guide.

Postdocs and NRSA Fellows
Postdoctoral researchers and fellows and NRSA fellows eligible for the Penn Postdoc Benefit Plan can find details by visiting the Postdoctoral Researchers and Fellows webpage. Postdocs and NRSA fellows can also review the Postdoctoral Researchers and Fellows Benefits Enrollment Guide for more information.

How to Review and Make Changes
You can update your benefits coverage 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in the Benefits, Como, & Pay hub via Workday@Penn. To access the hub, click on “View All Apps” or “Menu” from your homepage, then select “Benefits, Comp and Pay Hub” from the Apps menu. Read the Self-Service: Manage, View and Change Your Benefits Workday tip sheet for instructions. Please remember to print a confirmation statement for your records.

Even if you don’t make changes to your elections, please review and update your life insurance beneficiary information while you are logged into Workday@Penn. 

Changes made during Open Enrollment will be effective on July 1, 2025. If you don’t make changes during Open Enrollment, your current medical, dental, vision, and life insurance elections will roll over when the new plan year starts on July 1, 2025. 

Questions?
If you have questions, please contact Health Advocate at answers@HealthAdvocate.com or call 1 (866) 799-2329, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.  

—Division of Human Resources