Benefits Open Enrollment will begin Thursday, May 8 and run through Wednesday, May 21.
The State of Ohio is proud to offer a high quality, comprehensive benefits package to support the health and wellness of you and your family. During Open Enrollment eligible employees can elect to enroll or disenroll themselves and/or their dependents in the following benefit programs:
- Medical, which includes:
- Prescription drug
- Behavioral health
- Wellness – known as Take Charge | Live Well
- Dental
- Vision
- Supplemental life insurance
Employees eligible for coverage for medical, dental, vision, and supplemental life insurance have or will soon receive the MyBenefits Guide in the mail, which is a helpful resource for making election or dependent changes during Open Enrollment.
Highlights for the new benefit year, which begins July 1, include:
- The vision vendor for exempt employees will be changing from EyeMed Vision Care to VSP Vision Care. There are no changes to the benefits.
- The Ohio Med Narrow Network medical plan option will be named Ohio Med Select. This is a name change only. The plan remains the same.
- Wellness incentives: Receive your Take Charge | Live Well incentive reward at one time with an even more streamlined program focused on personal health awareness.
- GLP-1 medications for obesity, such as Saxenda, Wegovy, Zepbound, will no longer be covered. Existing prior authorizations will be honored until they expire.
- GLP-1 medications for diabetes, such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, will continue to be covered.
Now is the time to consider anticipated health care claims for the coming year and review the state’s three medical plan options to determine which will best fit your needs. If you’re currently enrolled in the state’s medical plan, please visit your medical third-party administrator’s microsite, either Medical Mutual of Ohio or Anthem, to review the plan options, or visit DAS.Ohio.gov/OpenEnrollment for comparison and contribution charts. The state’s three medical plan options include:
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Ohio Med PPO: Has a higher premium; out-of-network coverage option; can use with a flexible spending account.
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Ohio Med Select: Has a lower premium; out-of-network coverage is only for emergencies; can use with a flexible spending account.
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Ohio Med HDHP: Has a lower premium; has a higher deductible; includes a health savings account.
If you wish to waive your current health care coverage, you will need to do so during Open Enrollment.
If you will not be making new elections or changes to your current elections, no action is necessary.
To review your current coverage elections:
- Log in to myOhio.gov.
- Click the MY WORKSPACE tab.
- Click the myBenefits link, which will open your personal Benefits Summary.
To add a dependent to your coverage during Open Enrollment, you will be required to submit proof of eligibility when adding them in the system. You are encouraged to gather all documentation needed before taking action in the system. For a list of required documentation, review the Change in Status/Qualifying Events Matrix at DAS.Ohio.gov/Eligibility.
If you need to upload documents, human resources representatives will be available until 5 p.m. May 21 to receive your documents so the documents can be approved and you can make your elections. Your elections must be completed and approved before a dependent can be added to your coverage during Open Enrollment.
The deadline for approval of the uploaded documentation is 11:59 p.m. May 21. Please allow enough time for review/follow-up questions after any documents have been uploaded.
Verify your contact information on myOhio.gov:
- Verify your physical home address is accurate (required for Open Enrollment). Go to My Workspace > myInfo > Home and Mailing Address.
- Enter or verify your phone number(s) and email address(es). Go to My Workspace > myInfo > Phone and Email Addresses.
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