Open Enrollment 2025

EGI Open Enrollment Meetings
Meetings will be held via Zoom
Tuesday October 1st @ 10:30 am
Wednesday October 2nd @ 4:00 pm
Thursday October 3rd @ 12:00 pm

Meeting ID: 617 554 6005
Passcode:377419
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Flexible Benefits Plan 
Do you want to contribute to a medical or dependent care reimbursement account for 2025? The contributions do NOT carry forward from year to year and MUST be renewed every year. Please note that the medical reimbursement account annual contribution limit will stay the same for medical reimbursement, $3,192 or $266 per month over a whole year and $5,000 for dependent care. To read more about these options, please read the Flexible Benefits Plan Booklet. If you decide to enroll for 2025 flex spending, enroll through the EGI Portal. If you have signed up for the pre or post tax premiums, you will not need to renew. Those elections carry from year to year.

Medical, Dental, Vision Changes
Medical insurance rates are staying the same for 2025. The High Deductible Health Plan deductible is increasing, as required by the IRS, for employee only $1,650 and family only $3,300. Both preventative and optional dental premiums are staying the same as well as vision insurance rates.

Now is the time to make changes to your elections. Do you want to add yourself, your spouse, and/or children to the health, dental, vision or ambulance coverage? Do you want to change your insurance deductible for 2025?  

Do you want to add optional dental insurance to cover restorative or corrective dental work? If it has been at least 1 year since you waived or dropped it, you are eligible to enroll. You may also enroll in vision or ambulance coverage or add dependents if it has been at least 1 year since you waived it. All enrollments can be done via the EGI Portal. Be sure to provide copies of supporting documentation (marriage or birth certificates) to prove your dependents’ eligibility.

Hinge Health

The State of Wyoming, Employees’ Group Insurance (EGI) has expanded benefits to now include Hinge Health to support back, muscle and joint health, to those members enrolled in the health plans (Cigna) with prescription coverage. Hinge Health provides personalized care plans and coaching to help people accomplish their health goals with exercise therapy program designed to treat muscle and joint issues from head to toe - including back, knee, pelvic pain and more. These programs are available to you and your eligible dependents (18+ years old) at no cost to you - 100% covered by the State of Wyoming (EGI). Plus, you can complete your customized care plan anywhere, any time.

Hinge Health is a unique product that uses a digital app to get and receive personalized care in the comfort of your own home for individualized coaching, and exercise goals designed to treat muscle and joint issues. The app is designed with motion tracking technology to assist the individual going through therapy by monitoring your exercise movement and providing direct feedback on any modifications you may need in order to see the best results.

Life Insurance
Those employees who have previously elected basic life insurance with EGI through The Standard may participate in the Voluntary life insurance with increases in $10,000 and $20,000 increments for employees and $10,000 increments for spouses and a flat amount of $10,000 for a child.

If you have Wyoming Retirement System as your mandatory retirement election, you have the option to enroll in the NCPERS Voluntary Group Term Line Insurance Program through Prudential. It is a flat $16 a month for the employee and their dependents.

Short and Long Term Disability
The rates and benefits will stay the same in 2025.

Domestic Partner Health Insurance Benefit 
An Affidavit of Domestic Partnership must be completed each year and supporting documentation submitted to Human Resources during this open enrollment period. More details about the benefit can be found in the UW Policy. Please email all documentation to claud@uwyo.edu.

Voluntary Pet Insurance Option
Voluntary pet insurance is offered through MetLife. This will not be a payroll deduct option but will be a direct bill through MetLife as rates differ due to breed and age.

• MetLife Pet Insurance Book
• MetLife Pet Insurance Overview
• MetLife Pet Insurance Enrollment Guide

Ambulance Coverage - MASA
Consider this voluntary supplemental insurance offered through State of Wyoming Employees' Group Insurance office to protect you and your family from large potential bills from emergency transport companies.

Employee Benefit and Wellness Fair 
The Human Resources Department is hosting an Employee Benefit and Wellness Fair on Thursday, November 7th from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm in the Union Ballroom. Raffle prizes and give-away items will be available while they last.