Open Enrollment

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​​​​​​​​​July is Open Enrollment for Alachua County employees; this is the time to review your benefits, make changes to your insurance elections for the upcoming plan year and enroll or re-enroll in the flexible spending accounts.

The benefit elections you make continue through the plan year (October 1 - September 30), and cannot be changed unless you experience a qualified life or family status change.

There will be two in person open enrollment meetings this year, as well as six meetings held over Microsoft Teams.  You do not need to register to attend a meeting.   ​​

Key Changes a​nd Highlights for 2026

  • Health Insurance
    • There is no change to the current 05770 and 05781 plans.  Open Enrollment is the only time you can change health plans.

      Premiums effective September 11, 2026 paycheck.

      ​Biweekly
      Premium

      ​​05770
      PPO Plan

      ​per pay period increase

      ​05781
      HDHP​

      ​per pay period increase

      ​Emp Only
      		​$41.57
      		​$1.59
      		​$9.85
      		​$0.38
      ​Emp. + 1
      		​$197.82
      		​$7.60
      		​$121.97
      		​$4.69
      ​Family
      		​$278.89
      		​$10.73
      		​$171.94
      		​$6.62
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  • Pet Insurance

    • Premiums for pet insurance are 20% lower this upcoming plan year.  ​

      ​​Biweekly premium
      		​without wellness
      		with wellness
      ​Cat ​
      		​​$​8.96​​

      		​$14.62
      ​Dog

      		$19.29​
      		​$26.​​33​

  • Dental Insurance

    • The Low, High and Plus PPO plans continue to be offered. 

      Open Enrollment is the only time you can change dental plans.

      ​​Biweekly premium​
      		​PPO Choice ​Low
      		​PPO Choice High
      		​PPO Choice Plus
      ​Employee only
      		​$2.22
      		​$2.94
      		​$3.29
      ​Employee + 1 
      		​$10.12
      		​$15.99
      		​$17.88
      ​Family 
      		​$18.97
      		​$27.75
      		​$31.04
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    • ​The Humana Vision Plan and premiums remains the same.

      ​Biweekly premium
      ​Employee Only
      		​$2.55
      ​Employee + 1
      		​$5.09
      ​Family
      		​$9.49
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  • Dependent Verification documents are required to enroll or add dependents to your health insurance coverage

    • Employees who are newly enrolling dependents in the health insurance will have to provide copies of the required dependent verification documents and complete the dependent verification form​.  A list of eligible dependents and accepted documents can be found here. If required documents are not provided, you will not be able to enroll your dependents. A 30 day grace period will be allowed to provide the dependent verification documents.​

  • Flexible Spending Accounts Enrollment

    • Employees who wish to participate or continue to participate in either the medical or dependent care FSA plan must enroll annually during Open Enrollment. Please go online to Chard Snyder​ to register and make a plan election. Please follow the registration instructions​ to make your plan election.​

  • Summary of Benefits and Coverage

    • The summary of benefits and coverage is a health plan informational document required under the Affordable Care Act and will help you understand your benefits and coverage.

      The summary of benefits and coverage can be viewed online after July or you can request a copy by contacting Risk Management at (352) 337-6180

Open Enrollment Document and Plan Summaries​

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Enrollment and Change Forms

All Forms are due back to Risk Management no later than July 31, 2026

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