When

Sept. 14th – Oct. 9th, 2026

What is Open Enrollment?

The annual enrollment period when benefit eligible employees can make changes to their health benefits. Eligible employees can enroll in coverage, cancel coverage, change health plans, add eligible dependents or delete dependents.

If you do not have a CalPERS health insurance plan and receive Cash In Lieu, you will receive a separate email in October requesting that you complete the Cash in Lieu affidavit and submit it to the Benefits Office along with a copy of your medical insurance card. The Cash in Lieu affidavit must be completed annually.

Open Enrollment for voluntary insurance products and Flexible Spending Accounts offered through American Fidelity will take place in October/November. We will notify you of those dates soon.

What if I don’t need to make any changes?

You do not need to do anything if you are not making any changes.   

All changes made during open enrollment are effective January 1, 2027.

What’s new for health benefits?

Medical 

Effective January 1, 2027 the folllowing plans will no longer be available:

• • UnitedHealthcare SignatureValue Alliance

  • UnitedHealthcare SignatureValue Harmony

VSP Vision Care

There are no changes to our vision plan for 2027.

Delta Dental

There are no changes to our dental plan for 2027.

How do I make changes?

Health Enrollment Self-Service is available for all eligible active employees through your myCalPERS account at www.calpers.ca.gov. During Open Enrollment you will be able to make the following changes to your medical insurance online:

• Enroll yourself and your eligible dependents into health benefits (If you are adding a spouse and/or dependents you must upload a copy of your marriage certificate and/or copies of dependent(s) birth certificates)

• Add or remove dependents

• Change health plans

• Cancel coverage

For information on signing up for a myCalPERS account and submitting a health enrollment or change request visit the CalPERS website.

If you do not wish to use the self-service option on myCalPERS you must complete the CalPERS enrollment/change form found on the Enrollment Forms tab and return it to the Benefits Office by October 9, 2026. If you are adding a spouse and/or dependents you must submit a copy of your marriage certificate and/or copies of dependent(s) birth certificates to the Benefits Office.

You may also add dependents to the dental/vision plan by completing the dental/vision enrollment form found on the Enrollment Forms tab. 

More Information

www.mycalpers.ca.gov

You can access the 2027 Health Benefit Summary on-line or on the Summaries tab.

QUESTIONS

Contact Millie Hodgkins at 661-294-5300 ext. 5192 or by email at mhodgkins@saugususd.org