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Health Care Facilitator Program

Make Your Meetings More Active

  • Include items on your meeting agenda that require participants to get out of their seats (breakout groups, stand and write ideas on an easel).
  • Choose movement friendly meeting locations (walkable neighborhoods, on-site gym, nearby park).
  • Hire a professional instructor (pilates, yoga, tai chi, stretching, Zumba) to lead a class before or during the meeting.
  • Point out the stairs and encourage attendees to use them. Consider including the location of stairs in meeting directions or putting arrows to the stairs in front of elevators.
  • Organize a group walk early in the morning, during a break or before/after dinner.
  • Consider incorporating standing ovations after each speaker to encourage participants to stand and stretch.

Standing Breaks

  • At least once an hour, participants should be encouraged to stand up to improve blood circulation, boost metabolism, and relieve physical discomfort from sitting for prolonged periods of time.
  • Announce that it is fine to stand up and move around, as needed. If possible, provide raised tables for those electing to stand during the meeting.

Stretch Breaks

  • Stretch breaks help participants wake up their bodies and minds.
  • Encourage people to stand up and stretch in place.
  • Try playing a Healthy UC Davis WakeBreak video! These instructor-led stretch videos range from 4 to 15 minutes. 

Breathing Exercise

  • Focused breathing is an energizing activity that can help relax and clear your mind. Simply inhale for four seconds, hold it for seven seconds, and exhale for eight seconds.

Suggested Activity Agendas

LENGTH OF MEETINGSTANDING BREAKSTRETCH BREAKSBREATHING BREAKSMOVEMENT BREAKSWALKING BREAKS
50 - 60 minx x  
2 - 4 hoursxxxx 
All Dayxxxxx

Your Health Care Facilitator Program specializes in troubleshooting the use of UC health plans—and coordinating them with Medicare

2026 UC Medical Plans

Open Enrollment for 2026 ended on Friday, 11/21/2025 at 5 p.m. Any changes that employees or retirees made during Open Enrollment will be effective 1/1/2026. The following information about 2026 medical plans can be referenced year-round.

The easiest way to get detailed information about the medical plan options is to review streaming video:

How much? Medical plan premiums for 2026:

Which? Compare medical plans side-by-side:

Where? Regional medical plan availability:

The 2026 UC Medical Plan Availability Tool [Excel] indicates plan availability by ZIP code and county.

Who? Local Davis/Sacramento medical provider availability by plan:

Who else? Search for network medical providers across California and beyond:

How to get more information? UCnet health plan phone numbers and web addresses

Open Enrollment for 2026 booklets

Read more about UC's strategies for addressing rising health care costs. [PDF]

UCnet Open Enrollment website

Rehired Retirees: Health insurance eligibility rules are changing for those who return to employment within 6 months

Under new guidelines effective 7/1/2025, rehired staff retirees and recalled academic appointees (referred to collectively as “rehired retirees”) who meet specific eligibility criteria will be offered the “Mid-level” faculty/staff benefits package instead of retiree medical benefits. UC retiree medical benefits will be suspended for any rehired retiree who is offered faculty/staff benefits, regardless of whether they enroll.

For more information see this article on UCnet.

For details, see the Returning to UC Employment After Retirement Fact Sheet [PDF].

NEW: Answer a few questions for a personalized summary of the benefits you’re eligible for:

Returning Retiree Benefits Checker

UC considers changes to retiree health contributions
 

A Retiree Health Benefits Working Group has been formed to provide input regarding reductions and/or changes in strategy toward UC's contributions to retiree health coverage.

See the UC Davis Retiree Center site for updates on the Working Group.

UC simplifies retiree health benefits rules
 

To simplify administration and respond to the concerns of newer employees hired before 7/1/2013, UC changed the eligibility rules for retiree health benefits.

Did You Know?

Most of the medical plans that the university offers to employees and retirees cover 30-day supplies of prescription drugs for a flat copayment. However, if you take medications on an ongoing basis, you can save money by using University of California pharmacies. At UC pharmacies, you can get 90-day supplies of your drugs for two copayments — you pay 1/3 less!

If you are enrolled in some of the Anthem Blue Cross plans (UC Care, UC High Option, UC Medicare PPO); UC Blue & Gold HMO (Health Net) or UC Medicare Choice (UnitedHealthcare):

  • UC Davis outpatient pharmacies (in Davis and Sacramento).

  • Don't live near a UC pharmacy? You can get the same two co-payment deal for 90-day supplies through some plans at certain local retail pharmacies and/or through your plan's mail order pharmacy.

    • UC Blue & Gold HMO (Health Net): Local CVS pharmacies

    • UC Care (Anthem Blue Cross): Local Costco, CVS, Safeway/Vons, Walgreens, and Walmart pharmacies

    • UC High Option (Anthem Blue Cross): Local Costco, CVS, Safeway/Vons, Walgreens, and Walmart pharmacies

    • UC Medicare PPO (Anthem Blue Cross): Local Costco, CVS, Safeway/Vons, Walgreens, and Walmart pharmacies

    • UC Medicare Choice (UnitedHealthcare): N/A (UC pharmacies and OptumRx Home Delivery only)

Click here for medical plan contact information. Log on to your plan's website as a member to access links to their mail order pharmacy programs.