Events
Open Enrollment
Open Enrollment begins Nov. 1, 2024, and ends Nov. 15, 2024, for the plan year covering Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2025.
About
During Open Enrollment, eligible faculty and staff have the opportunity to review, renew and make changes to select benefit plans. You may:
- Enroll, cancel or make changes to Health Plan benefit elections (medical, dental, vision)
- Add or drop dependents, based on Health Plan eligibility requirements (see dependent eligibility guidelines)
- Enroll in Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) — continued participation requires re-enrollment each plan year
- Make elections for voluntary group term life insurance (VGTLI) spouse and/or child(ren) coverage
Even if you are making no other changes, be sure to review your benefit information to ensure no changes are necessary. Open enrollment is also a good time to review your designated beneficiaries to determine if any changes are needed.
Important Dates
Be sure to note the following important dates applicable to Open Enrollment:
- Nov. 1–15, 2024 — Open Enrollment for the 2025 plan year. Submit your benefit election enrollment forms manually by printing, completing and submitting appropriate form(s) listed below to the Office of Human Resources.
- Nov. 15, 2024 — The deadline to submit your benefit election forms to the Office of Human Resources.
- Jan. 1, 2025 — The date that benefit plan elections made during this Open Enrollment period become effective.
- Jan. 1–Dec. 31, 2025 — The plan year during which benefit plan elections made during this Open Enrollment period will be effective. Also, a new opportunity to earn HRA dollars in Your Plan 4 Health will begin Jan. 1, 2025.
Benefits Plan Information
Benefits through The Ohio State University Health Plan
Open Enrollment 2025 Benefits Presentation
Benefits Overview Book 2025
What’s Changing
in 2025
Dependent
Eligibility
Medical and Prescription
Drug Benefits
Dental and Vision
Plans
Your Plan for
Health
Life
Insurance
Health Benefits Summaries
Medical and prescription:
Dental and vision:
Health reimbursement
account (HRA)
Voluntary
group life insurance (VGTLI) - Minnesota Life for Dependents
Only
Voluntary group life insurance (VGTLI) – Anthem Life Form for Employee and Dependents
Aflac Short-Term Disability Provider
FSA Flexible Spending Accounts through COTC
Flexible Spending Account Participant Benefits
Flexible Spending Account Eligible Expenses
TASC FSA savings calculator
MyTASC mobile app
Forms
Enrollment Forms
Medical, Dental and Vision Open Enrollment Form
Voluntary Group Term Life Insurance (VGTLI) Enrollment Minnesota Form Life for Dependents Only
Voluntary group life insurance (VGTLI) – Anthem Life Form for Employee and Dependents
FSA Flexible Spending Account Enrollment 2025
Aflac Short-term Disability Provider
Other Forms and Information
Group Term Life Insurance Beneficiary Designation
Group Term Life Insurance Waiver of Entitlement
Supplemental Retirement Account (SRA) Enrollment Form
Biometric Screening
Don’t put your health on hold. It’s important to continue preventive care, such as your annual well exam or biometric screening. Enrolled faculty and staff can earn a $25/month premium credit, or up to $40/month with an enrolled spouse, off of employee medical plan contributions by completing a Personal Health and Well-being Assessment (PHA) and a verified Biometric Screening.
Deadline To Earn Premium Credit
Your verified biometric screening must be completed between 1/1/2024 and 12/29/2024 to earn premium credit. To earn YP4H points, values must be received by 5 p.m. on 12/20/2024.
Your verified Biometric Screening, consisting of height, weight, blood pressure, total cholesterol, HDL, and blood sugar value (either glucose or A1C), can be completed in the following way.
If you complete an on-campus screening* you will automatically receive credit for completing the verified biometric screening.
- On Feb. 27, May 8, Aug. 30 and Oct. 15 the OSU Health Plan’s (OSUHP) RN Health Promotion Specialist(s) will be in Hopewell Hall Room 53 to complete complimentary biometric screenings* for our campus. See below for screening registration details.
On-Campus Biometric Screening Registration
If you would like to register for the upcoming biometric health screening event for our campus, follow the steps below:
- Visit the registration portal
- Log in with your Ohio State credentials (last name.# and password)
- Click “Schedule Appointment or Class”
- Select “Biometric Health Screening” as the appointment type.
- In the From date box, place 2/27/24. In the Thru date box, place 10/15/24.
- Under Location, click on Regional Campuses.
- To search for an available time, click “Find Appointments or Classes.” This will show only the appointments available for this screening event.
- Complete registration to schedule the appointment.
If you experience any difficulty, please contact OSUHP Customer Service at 614.292.4700.
Personal Health and Well-being Assessment (PHA)
Once you’ve completed a verified Biometric Screening, you will need to complete the PHA (under “Health” tab in your Virgin Pulse account). It will be listed as “Surveys.”
Once you’ve completed a verified Biometric Screening, your values will automatically load to your YP4H/Virgin Pulse account by the next day or two.
Confirm Screening and PHA Completion
When your verified Biometric Screening and PHA have been processed, it will be reflected in your Virgin Pulse account. To confirm completion, log in to your Virgin Pulse account and select “REWARDS” under the Home tab. When you see a checkmark beside the PHA and screening descriptions, you have completed the requirements to earn the premium credit.
Privacy & Participation
Participation in YP4H biometric screenings, PHA and the incentive program is completely voluntary. To learn how your personal information is protected, please visit Your Privacy.
NOTE: Spouses have a unique requirement regarding consent. A spouse must complete the consent that is displayed to them when completing the PHA before they start earning rewards. This consent allows permission for secure data to flow from the OSU Health Plan (OSUHP) to Virgin Pulse, to comply with current regulations when offering wellness services and programming to spouses. This means anything that the OSUHP is responsible for administering, including biometric health screening status, biometric health value reporting, participating in health plan programs (e.g. coaching, care coordination, etc.), will not be sent to Virgin Pulse until the PHA and corresponding consent is completed, thus delaying when points appear for spouses.
*As a reminder, you are only eligible for one on-campus screening per calendar year. If you are unsure of when your last screening took place, please log in to Link To Health and click on the “Biometric Health Data” tab to view your history.