• There is an increase in the employer contribution for medical coverage. The Chancellor has maintained the employee contribution level for the past eight years despite increasing plan costs.
• Our vision carrier will undergo a fresh update on September 01, 2024. Superior Vision has rebranded as Superior Vision by MetLife. Furthermore, there will be an increase in the frame and contact allowance from $150 to $200 per plan year. It is important to note that the contact lenses benefit is in lieu of the eyeglasses benefit. The plan will provide coverage for either eyeglasses or contact lenses within a single plan year, but not for both.
• If you are an employee or retiree covering your grandchild as a dependent, you should recertify your dependent by submitting new documentation to the System Benefits Administration office. Accepted grandchild documentation is a copy of the portion of your most recent income tax return that states you are claiming your grandchild as a dependent. You may redact (cross out) any financial information.
• If you would like to remain enrolled in a Flexible Spending Account, you must re-enroll every year.
• It is important to name a beneficiary for life insurance, and the fastest way for your beneficiary to obtain your benefit in the event it is needed. Open Enrollment is a good time to check your beneficiaries and ensure they are up to date.
• For those enrolled in the A&M Care Plan, there is a $200 copayment required for emergency room visits. The copayment will be waived if the member is admitted to the hospital. This copayment is necessary to help offset the increasing costs of emergency room visits, especially out-of-network, stand-alone emergency rooms.

Employee Open Enrollment Benefits Guide
Retiree Open Enrollment Benefits Guide
COBRA Open Enrollment Benefits Guide

Health Insurance

Summary of Benefits and Coverage

 

Benefit Enrollment Tips for New Employees

• Employees must be hired in Workday with the benefits onboarding questions triggered to the employee, and answered, in order to make the benefits enrollment tasks available to the employee in Workday. An Onboarding job aid and reference guide are located in Workday Help within the Education section.
• Employees have 31 days from the date of hire to make a selection. Here are some options on when employees can begin coverage:
  • Elect coverage for employee and dependents to start on hire/initial eligibility date if they enroll before, on, or within seven days after hire/initial eligibility date*.
  • Elect for coverage to begin on the first of the month following hire/initial eligibility if the employee enrolls before the end of the month of hire/initial eligibility*.
  • If enrollment is beyond the seventh day after the hire/ initial eligibility date, but during the  31 day enrollment period, coverage will start on the employer contribution eligibility date (the first of the month after the employees 60th day of employment).
• *Employees will pay the total monthly premium if they elect benefits to start before employer contribution eligibility date.
• All benefits-eligible employees have a waiting period for the employer contribution (SGIP) when they begin employment with Texas A&M University-Kingsville. Individuals transferring with no break in service from another Texas state agency or institution of public higher education have already met this requirement.
• The employer contribution will begin on the first of the month after the 60th day of employment in a benefits-eligible position.
• Employees will indicate their desired benefit start date in Workday. If they are not fully hired in Workday and have not completed their selection within their designated time frame (7 days for hire, end of the month for 1st of the next month), the coverage start date will be defaulted to the 1st of the month following 60 days of employment.
• For assistance, please contact the Office of Employee Services at (361) 593-3705.

 

Texas A&M System Benefits Administration

View the Open Enrollment Presentation Schedule

A&M Care Health Plans

2024-2025 Benefits Guide