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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">October 16, 2020<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">To: UCR Faculty and Staff<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">From: HR Benefits Office<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Re:<b> </b>
Benefits<b> </b>Open Enrollment is coming soon <b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<b><span style="color:#002060">Thursday, October 29, 2020 at 8:00 a.m.</span></b> and ends on
<b><span style="color:#002060">Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at 5:00 p.m.</span></b><span style="mso-ligatures:standard"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">New this year!<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Important plan changes for UC Blue & Gold HMO, UC Care and Kaiser<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Discovery Benefits will be the
<i><span style="color:#002060">new</span></i><span style="color:#002060"> </span>
vendor for Health and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts and COBRA<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">UC’s Virtual Benefits Fair<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">UCR Open Enrollment website<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<![if !supportLists]><span style="font-family:Symbol"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The UCR 2021 Open Enrollment website will be available for valuable information about this year’s benefit plans on Thursday, October 29.<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Open Enrollment Events and Education</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standard"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:110%">In keeping with the required regulations for social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this year’s UCR 2021 Open Enrollment will be virtual, including a virtual benefits fair, virtual help desk and an Open
Enrollment website.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:6.0pt;line-height:110%"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">UC Virtual Benefits Fair<br>
</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#1F4E79">October 29 through November 24, 2020<b><o:p></o:p></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The UC Systemwide Virtual Benefits Fair will feature informational presentations, resources, and links to exhibitions and plan updates from our various
benefits vendors. Participating vendors will also host interactive webinar sessions where you may ask questions.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">In addition, you will be able to access the UCR 2021 Open Enrollment website that will highlight important changes and information employees need to
know about their benefit costs and options for the coming year.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="Body" style="mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:.5in;margin-bottom:6.0pt;margin-left:0in">
<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">UCPath Center Open Enrollment Webinars<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify;line-height:110%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">Learn more about your 2021 Open Enrollment options by attending a one-hour interactive webinar hosted by the UCPath Center.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;color:#002060">Open Enrollment Virtual Help Desk<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:110%;color:#002060">Wednesday, November 4, 2020 | Wednesday, November 18, 2020<br>
8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. | both days<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:110%;color:black">UCR Benefits Representatives will be available by telephone and email to answer any questions you have about the 2021 Open Enrollment.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:#002060">Contact us</span></b><b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-top:3.0pt;line-height:110%"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">For questions regarding Open Enrollment, please contact the Benefits Office via email at
</span><a href="mailto:benefits@ucr.edu"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">benefits@ucr.edu</span></a><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">.
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