2012 Health Insurance Enrollment
It’s time to enroll for health insurance again! This year the enrollment period is March 19 through March 30, 2012. Your new elections will go into effect on July 1, 2012.
To help you enroll and to find out what’s new and changed, be sure to read:
- This web page and/or
- The State Health Plan’s website
Here are important points about this year’s enrollment:
- Employees must enroll online. Paper enrollment forms will not be accepted. The link to enroll online is http://unc.hrintouch.com
- Login requires your ONYEN and password
- Effective July 1, 2012, there is a 5.3% rate increase. Because premiums are paid in advance, the change to the rate will be seen in your June paycheck(s). Click here for new rates http://www.shpnc.org/library/pdf/annual-enrollment/active-retiree-rate.pdf.
- You do NOT need to do anything during Annual Enrollment if you are satisfied with the plan in which you are currently enrolled. If you take no action, you will remain on your current plan, along with any covered dependents.
- You may enroll adult dependents, up to age 26, who are not eligible for their own employer sponsored health coverage; regardless of student status, marital status, or residential status.
- You may be asked, by the Benefits Office, to provide documentation of your dependent’s eligibility under the State Health Plan.
- There has been no change to copays, deductibles, and coinsurance maximums.
Enrollment
As mentioned above, all enrollments will be completed online. You will use your ONYEN and password to sign on to the enrollment website. This is different from the login instructions provided in the enrollment booklet.
To log on to the enrollment website you will need your ONYEN and password. To obtain an ONYEN, go to the following link https://onyen.unc.edu/cgi-bin/unc_id/services. Should you have difficulties logging in contact 962-HELP. For technical support once logged into the system, call 1-866-822-8688.
Retirees (June 1 and July 1)
Employees scheduled to retire June 1 and July 1 will need to take the following action:
- June 1 or July 1 retiree – will only need to log into the University’s enrollment site if making a change to your current plan election. Otherwise, follow all instructions received from the Retirement System and your benefits counselor.
Click here for additional instructions: http://www.shpnc.org/library/pdf/my-medical-benefits/retiree-ebenefitfocus-enrollment-instr.pdf
Resources
Benefit Consultants in the Office of Human Resources will be available to answer questions you may have about any of these benefits during the enrollment period. If you have any questions, please call the Benefits Services at 919-962-3071.
The computer lab in the AOB will be staffed by the benefits office on Wednesday, March 28th and Friday, March 30th from 1 – 5 pm.
Link to the SHP website http://www.shpnc.org/hbrs/enrollment/default.aspx
