Open enrollment to begin Oct. 28
Open enrollment for Harvard employees begins Oct. 28 and runs through Nov. 12. Each year at this time employees have the opportunity to make changes to their participation in the University’s benefit plans, including medical and dental coverage. Employees can also opt to elect a flexible spending account that allows for the setting aside of money for certain health or dependent care costs on a pretax basis. Changes made during the open enrollment period will be effective as of Jan. 1. The recently passed Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act includes important changes that affect Harvard’s health benefits. Under the act’s new regulations, dependent children can now be covered under a parent’s medical coverage until the age of 26. While federal regulation mandates the change only for medical insurance, Harvard is extending the coverage to also include dental insurance. Employees can add a dependent child up to their 26th birthday to their medical or dental...