2025-26 Healthcare Plan Information
OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR BENEFITS 2025/2026
Open enrollment for benefits takes place each spring for coverage beginning in July. The open enrollment period for the upcoming benefit year is May 6–23, 2025. If you have any questions about your benefits, feel free to contact josette.mcdonald@wallawalla.edu.
This year, there are two options for enrolling or making changes to your benefits:
- Log in to myWWU and use the self-service portal; or
- Download the WWU Benefit Enrollment Form and submit it to hr@wallawalla.edu.
We encourage all employees to review their benefits to ensure their information is current and that they are correctly enrolled in the benefits for which they are eligible.
This year, we are pleased to continue to offer employees two health plan options: our traditional Copay PPO Plan, OR a High Deductible PPO Plan (HDHP) with a Health Savings Account (HSA) and Core Drug List. (Our Dental and Vision Plans will be the same for both plans.)
- The Traditional Copay PPO Plan provides the same coverage levels you are already familiar with.
- The High Deductible PPO Plan (HDHP) with an Health Savings Account (HSA) and Core Drug List may seem a bit unfamiliar at first, but it offers additional savings and tax advantages. With many medications covered at 100%, you may even end up paying less overall! Unlike an HRA, the HSA is owned by you, which means you can take it with you into retirement or elsewhere. There is no deadline to use the funds, and accessing them is simple!
We encourage you take a few minutes to watch the presentation below and/or review this Easy Guide to Understanding Your HDHP to help you make the best deicion for your needs.
Explore all your 2025–26 benefit resources in one place on the Benefit Resource Bookshelf or simply check out the Benefit Guide!
Watch our presentation on the 2025-26 Benefit Offerings!
2025-26 Healthcare Plan Premiums — Two Plan Options:
| 1. Traditional Copay PPO Plan | Premium |
| Employee Only | $133.31/mo |
| Employee + Spouse | $263.98/mo |
| Employee + Child(ren) | $212.56/mo |
| Family | $269.46/mo |
| 2. High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) | Premium |
| Employee Only | $71.15/mo |
| Employee + Spouse | $149.44/mo |
| Employee + Child(ren) | $128.09/mo |
| Family | $193.77/mo |
| Health Savings Accounts (HSA) in combination with HDHP ONLY. WWU will contribute: | Individual: $650 per year | Family: $1,300 per year |
| IRS Total Contributions Limits for 2025: | Employee Only Coverage: $4,300 per year | All other coverage levels: $8,550 per year |
| If you are over the age of 55, you can contribute an additional $1000 per year. This is called a "catch up" contribution. | ||
| Update your HSA elections any time by completing a HSA Deduction Authorization Form and email it to HR@wallawalla.edu. | ||
*Check out the HDHP Core Drug List. All of the medications listed are covered at 100% when enrolled in the HDHP!
Additional Support
Alliant Benefit Advocates are here to help you to determine which plan will work best for you at no cost. They can also help with insurance claim questions, claims processing, appealing denied claims, and prescription problems. They are available Monday–Friday, 5 AM – 5 PM PST. Call (800) 489-1390 or email benefitsupport@alliant.com.
Alliant Medicare Solutions is a free concierge service with experienced and licensed representatives ready to help you navigate medicare options and help you enroll. If you are eligible for medicare, a supplemental or replacement plan may meet your individual needs more than the plans WWU currently offers employees. Call Alliant Medicare Solutions at 877-203-2728 to get started now.
Virtual Care Options through Premera:
- 24-Hour NurseLine (FREE): Call 800-841-8343 to discuss your symptoms and get advice on where to go for care.
- 98point6: Download 98point6 to text a board-certified primary care physician 24/7. (Services are FREE for employees on the Copay Plan. Employees on HDHP will be charged $19.06 to $62.32 per visit)
- DoctorOnDemand (FREE, as long as you use an in-network provider): Doctors provides virtual serves for general medicine, internal medicine and dermatologists care 24/7. Visit doctorondemand.com/Premera to learn more.
- Talkspace (subject to $35 copay): Online therapy with a licensed clinician via private message or live video. Visit talkspace.com/Premera to learn more.
- Omada Virtual Physical Therapy: Virtual physical therapy with a dedicated licensed physical therapist to help reduce pain and achieve lasting relief. The program provides support and individualized exercise programs to address back pain, arthritis, injury recovery, and more. For more information, visit msk.omadahealth.com/go/premera.
- MyCare App: MyCare offers virtual care from the comfort of your home. You can be seen by a provider quickly, conveniently, and at a low cost. Through the MyCare app, you can schedule an appointment regarding primary care, health management, mental health and substance abuse, and prescriptions. Visit premera.com/visitor/mycare or download the Premera MyCare app in Google Play and the App Store.
Annual Notices
Click the link above to review the Annual Notices for 2025-2026 period. Included in this document are annual notices for the following:
- Medicare Part D Notice
- Women's Health and Cancer Rights Act
- Newborns' and Mothers' Health Protection Act
- The "No Surprises' Rules
- HIPAA Notice of Special Enrollment Rights
- Availability of Privacy Practices Notice
- ACA Disclaimer
- Notice Regarding Wellness Program
- Notice of Availability of Alternative Standard for Wellness Plan
- Notice of Choice of Providers
- Michelle's Law
- Premium Assistance under Medicaid and the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
- Notice of Certain Deadline Extensions and Summary of Material Modifications
Transparency in Coverage
In compliance of the final rule, Transparency in Coverage, we are providing access to machine-readable files (MRF) to meet the Public Access Requirement. This requirement provides free access to in-network, out-of-network and prescription drug price information. MRFs are updated monthly and listed as raw data in order to be read without human intervention. They are not intended to be user friendly for the average consumer, but lay the groundwork for a consumer-facing experience in which plan participants and other stakeholders may access current healthcare price information to aid decision-making.
- WWU Healthplan MRF is available at: https://premera.sapphiremrfhub.com.
Questions? Email or schedule an appointment with josette.mcdonald@wallawalla.edu!