25-26 Open Enrollment & Network Info

Open Enrollment Logistics

• Open enrollment for the upcoming 2025-2026 plan year will be from Thursday, May 1, 2025 through Saturday, May 31, 2025. 

• The new plan year will begin Tuesday, July 1, 2025 and run through June 30, 2026. 

• All team members will complete open enrollment in Workday starting May 1. You will receive a Workday task to complete Open Enrollment by May 31. 

New Hire Enrollment Logistics

• Regular employees who are at least a 0.6 FTE are eligible to enroll in DSST Benefits.

• Once all onboarding tasks are complete, benefits-eligible new hires will receive a Workday task to complete their benefits enrollment. New Hires have 30 days from the date of hire to enroll in benefits. Benefits are active on the first day of the month after the new hire starts. 

  • For example, if a new team member starts July 25, their benefits will be active beginning August 1. If a team member starts on the first day of the month, their benefits will be active for that month (A July 1 start date means that benefits are active July 1).  

Enrollment Office Hours & Support

• If you have general benefits questions after you have reviewed the 2025-2026 benefits guide, you can contact your campus HR partner or email humanresources@scienceandtech.org

• Your HR Partner will host regularly schedule general HR Office Hours on campus throughout the school year.  

• Please remember that we are not able to advise which plan you should choose but we can explain differences in plans as well as where to find resources related to each plan. 

What are my next steps?

• • We understand that selecting the right plan is hard and so we have created some resources, to hopefully help you in making this important decision. 

    1. Get to know your coverage options

       • Click HERE to review basic healthcare terms and definitions 

       • Have a question that you want to chat with someone about? E-mail humanresources@scienceandtech.org

       • Schedule Benefits Office Hours with Total Rewards

       • Review the Medical, Dental, Visions, & Voluntary plans 

    2. Enroll on Workday: 

       • New Hire Benefits Enrollment Guide or Benefits Life Event Change Guide

Open Enrollment Resources

• Open Enrollment Staff Meeting Presentation Deck 

• 2025-2026 Detailed Benefits Guide

• How to Complete DSST Annual Open Enrollment

• Understanding Aggregate v. Embedded Deductible

• Benefits Terminology

Finding Quality Care

We know that finding quality, representative care is crucial for every member of our community. You can contact Quantum Health for the 25-26 plan year and speak to a care coordinator to get in-network provider lists. You can also utilize the tools below to find quality care providers that reflect and respect your individual identity.

• Aetna/Meritain DocFinder Tool Use Aetna Choice POSII (Open Access)