Presentations for Employees

1. UC Medical Plan Overview

2. Health Insurance After You Retire

Presentation: UC Medical Plan Overview for 2026

This overview of University of California medical plans is intended to help active employees who need to know more about the HMO and PPO plans during Open Enrollment for 2026 and beyond. (This presentation does not discuss post-doctoral scholar, intern/resident or student benefits.) Tools related to this presentation:

• PowerPoint slides [PDF]
• Employee rates
  • Note: The UC Blue & Gold HMO rates on the UCnet website and included in the UC Open Enrollment brochure mailed to your residence, are NOT the rates for UC Davis and ANR employees. An insert in the mailing DOES contain the correct rates.
• Regional Medical Plan Availability: The 2026 UC Medical Plan Availability Tool [Excel] indicates plan availability by ZIP code and county.
• Local Medical Provider Availability by Plan:
  • More On UC Medical Plans [PDF]; lists all major local medical groups
  • UC Davis Medical Group is available through all non-Kaiser plans
    • Assistance finding available UCDMG primary care physicians is available
• ​​​​Search for network providers across California and beyond
• Compare plans side-by-side:
  • Which medical plan is right for you? [PDF]
• UCnet health plan phone numbers and web addresses
  • Blue Shield of California plans
    • Accolade (customer service for Blue Shield of California plans)
    • Navitus (Pharmacy Benefit Manager)
    • HealthEquity (HSA plan administrator—HealthSavings+ members only)
  • Health Net
  • Kaiser Permanente
    • Optum behavioral health (Access Code: 11280)

Streaming video:

• Part 1: Intro/changing medical plans
• Part 2: Prepaid medical plans/HMOs
• Part 3: PPO medical plans/conclusion

Presentation:  Health Insurance After You Retire for 2025

Employees considering retirement, particularly those within a few years of retirement, may want to know more about the health coverage offered to UC retirees. The following presentation “paints the picture” of retiree health coverage and provides additional tools for those who want more information. Health Insurance After You Retire is part of the Transitioning to Retirement Workshop Series offered by the UC Davis Retiree Center. (This presentation does not discuss post-doctoral scholar, intern/resident or student benefits.)

Note: Post-recording, we learned that the accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity plans cannot be continued into retirement.

Tools related to this presentation:

• PowerPoint slides [PDF]
• Retiree medical, dental premiums: 2025 UC Retiree Premium Estimator [Excel]
  • UCnet premium estimator
• The UC Medical Plan Availability tool [Excel] indicates plan availability by ZIP code and county.
• Related document: Fact Sheet: UC Retiree Health Eligibility Rules [PDF]
• Related site: UCnet: Retiree Health and Welfare Benefits

Streaming Video:

• Part 1: Intro/Eligibility
• Part 2: Medicare
• Part 3: The Future/July 1 Retirees/Conclusion