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Annual Benefits Enrollment 2025

The Annual Benefits Enrollment period (July 15-31) is an opportunity for benefits-eligible employees to enroll in or make changes to benefits for the upcoming plan year, including adding or removing dependents, enrolling in an Flexible Spending Account (FSA), signing up for Short-Term Disability Insurance, and more.

Note: This is the only time you may make changes to your benefits unless you have a qualifying life event (e.g., loss or gain of group health insurance, change in marital status, birth/adoption of a child, etc.).

Any new elections or changes will go into effect Sept. 1, 2025, which marks the beginning of the new benefit plan year. Note: For Voluntary Life Insurance, plans will become effective upon approval of Evidence of Insurability (EOI), if applicable.

Active Employees

Active Employee Benefits Highlights

Retired Employees

Retired Employee Benefits Highlights

Changes and Updates

UT SELECT Medical

  • Slight increase in medical premiums for Employee & Spouse, Employee & Child(ren), and Employee & Family coverage
  • Reduced specialist copays for therapy, including physical, speech, and occupational therapy.
  • Health advocate services will now be known as UT SELECT Concierge and continue to be offered free of charge.

There will be NO premium rate or plan design changes this year for dental, vision, life, short-term disability, long-term disability, and accidental death and dismemberment insurance plans.

UT FLEX - Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

  • You MUST enroll in UT FLEX to continue it. It does not autorenew.

Wellness

  • Hinge Health will no longer be offered as of Sept. 1, 2025.

Use the buttons below to access resources about your benefit options, including brochures, videos, and contact information, to help with your elections for the new plan year.

Medical & Prescriptions  Dental & Vision  Life & Disability

UT FLEX - FSA (Flexible Spending Account)  Health & Wellness

Important Reminders

  • New UT SELECT ID cards will be mailed in August to your home address as it appears in PeopleSoft.
  • Review or update any beneficiaries at My UT Benefits.
  • Aug. 15 is the deadline for completing follow-up tasks [e.g., uploading supporting documents, completing Evidence of Insurability (EOI), etc.].
  • This is a good time to make changes to your voluntary retirement plans.

Want to keep the same benefits for next year?

No action is required, unless you have a Flexible Spending Account (FSA). If you have a UT FLEX account, you must reenroll every year.

Want to review or change your benefits for next year?

Visit My UT Benefits, select The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, and follow the prompts.

Note: Even if you don’t want to make any changes, it is still recommended that you take a few minutes to review your current coverage and list of dependents (if applicable) for accuracy.

Resources & Benefits Fair

In-person benefits fairs

Information tables

Additionally, the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) will offer a hybrid learning session on July 17, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., in the Gooch Auditorium on South Campus.

There will also be two live “Ask a Benefits Rep” webinars:

Mobile App

Get ready for Annual Benefits Enrollment by downloading the Benefitplace app. With the app you will be able to use your phone or tablet to view your benefits information, update your coverage, store photos of your ID cards, and more.

  1. Download the Benefitplace app - Android | iOS
  2. Enter UTSWMC for Company ID.
  3. Active employees click Member Login.
  4. Log in using your UTSW user name and password.

(For technical support with the Benefitplace app, call 844-870-0044.)

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Questions about your benefits?

Benefits Help Line: 214-648-9830 | benefits@utsouthwestern.edu

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