Open Enrollment

Don’t Miss Your Chance to Enroll or Change Your Benefits

Open Enrollment is your annual opportunity to make changes to your benefits for the upcoming year. The elections you make during Open Enrollment January 12 to January 26, 2026 will take effect March 1, 2026, for full-time associates, and March 13, 2026 for part-time associates. These benefits will remain in place until March 2027, unless you experience a qualified change in status (such as marriage, birth or adoption of a child, etc.). If you’re hired between January 1 and February 2, 2026, you’ll need to enroll twice—once as a new hire and again for benefits effective March 1, 2026. If you did not earn Healthy Blue Rewards in 2025, the 2026 wellness surcharge will apply.

Do I Need to Enroll?

You are strongly encouraged to actively enroll in your benefits for 2026. If you don’t enroll, your coverage will continue at the new contribution rates, and you will pay the wellness surcharge if you did not earn your Healthy Blue Rewards in 2025. If you are a medical plan member, you need to update your tobacco use status if it has changed.

Elections Made During Open Enrollment

Coverage is effective on March 1, 2026. Your new payroll deductions begin on the following paycheck dates:

If You Are Paid… Deductions Begin…
Weekly March 12
Bi-Weekly March 20
Monthly March 25

 

Actions You May Take During Open Enrollment

  • Change your current coverage
  • Enroll in coverage you do not currently have
  • Add or drop a dependent
  • Update your beneficiaries
  • Update tobacco use status if it has changed
What's New for Full-time Associates?
  • NEW! Capital Blue Cross Dental PPO and DHMO plans will replace Delta Dental. If you do not make any changes to your current dental coverage, you will automatically be transitioned to the corresponding coverage type / tier.
  • NEW! Teladoc will be a new option for you to access virtual primary care physicians. We’ve listened to your feedback about how virtual care can help you and your family when an in-person office visit is not practical or preferred.
  • The amount of Healthy Blue Rewards you can earn will increase from $400 to $600, by taking advantage of the preventive health care screenings that already available to you under the benefit plans. This includes an annual physical exam, cancer screenings, a dental check-up, etc. This money can then be used to help offset your out-of-pocket healthcare expenses.

 

What Will I Need to Enroll my Eligible Dependents?

If it’s your first time enrolling your dependents

  • For a spouse, your marriage certificate and Spousal Medical Insurance Verification form (available at MyWeisBenefits.com) as well as proof of cohabitation such as an electric bill, auto insurance policy, financial statement or joint income tax return (any personal or financial information should be redacted).
  • For children under age 26, their birth certificate and, if applicable, legal adoption/custody paperwork.
  • For all, Social Security numbers are required by federal regulation and anyone with an invalid number will be removed from your plans).

ATTENTION: You will be asked to provide supporting documentation through our dependent spouse verification process. If you are enrolling your spouse in medical coverage, you will need to complete a Spousal Verification Form to confirm your spouse is not offered coverage with their employer. An event task will be sent to your Workday Inbox by Friday, January 30 and you will have until Friday, February 13 to upload your form to enroll your spouse in medical coverage (does not apply for dental or vision coverage).

Please monitor your Workday tasks and notifications area. There may also be attempts to reach you by email or phone. You will be notified once your election is complete or your spouse will be dropped from the coverage that was originally requested for this year’s annual enrollment effective March 1, 2026 – February 28, 2027.

NEW! If your spouse is currently enrolled in your Weis Capital Blue Cross medical plan, you MUST submit your elections for Open Enrollment and attest with Electronic Signature that your spouse remains eligible (for medical coverage). If you do not attest, your spouse’s coverage will end February 28, 2026, and we will remove him/her from your medical plan. No additional action is needed for children that you’ve previously enrolled.

Coverage for newly added dependents will not take effect until your documentation has been reviewed and approved. Once your dependents have been verified, you will not need to provide documentation again. Weis verifies that your enrolled dependents are eligible for medical coverage. If they are ineligible, their coverage will be canceled. Misrepresenting or falsifying information to enroll a nonqualified dependent is considered health care fraud and is a gross violation of company policy which could lead to serious consequences including termination of employment.

Medicare Advisory Services

Turing 65 or already 65+ and need help finding the right Medicare coverage?

If you are approaching age 65 or you’re Medicare-eligible, Weis is pleased to offer a no-cost service to advise you on your Medicare health insurance coverage options. This program is provided by MPC Insurance Group (MPC), an insurance agency and advisory service firm with certified, licensed agents.

Agents can:

  • Explain the basics of Medicare,
  • Review your Medicare options with you,
  • Help you enroll in Medicare Parts A and B,
  • Continue support after enrollment, and
  • Evaluate other retirement needs, such as short-term care, long-term care, income protection, and wealth preservation.

During our Open Enrollment period, anyone who is Medicare-eligible can change from Weis medical coverage to a Medicare plan. So, we recommend evaluating which option is best for you. For some associates, a Medicare plan may offer additional benefits at a lower cost. An MPC agent will work with you one-on-one to analyze key areas in your current health care coverage vs. Medicare, analyzing costs, coverage levels, ancillary benefits such as dental, vision, and hearing benefits, provider networks, and medication costs, to name a few. An MPC agent will work with you to simplify the entire process and guide you through each step to ensure proper coverage within the specific time frames.

MPC can also assist you with other areas of interest, such as estate planning, retirement planning, and services related to Long-Term Care insurance, Life Insurance, and 401(K) rollovers.

To speak to a licensed representative, call 1-800-662-5370 x53400, select option 1, then option 6. You can also send an email to info@MPCins.com or visit www.MPCins.com.

Note: If you elect coverage through MPC, you’ll pay for it by direct billing, not through Weis payroll deductions.

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