Open Enrollment
Monday, November 17 through Sunday, November 23
This year’s Open Enrollment will be a fully active enrollment. This means you must log in and make your benefit elections during the Open Enrollment period to have coverage for the 2026 plan year. Click “Enroll Now” on the home page. This will take you to your new benefits enrollment platform.
If you do not take action, you will not have any of your current elected coverages (such as medical, dental, or vision) for 2026. You will only be enrolled in the 100% employer-paid benefits.
Once Open Enrollment ends, changes to your benefits can only be made if you experience a Qualifying Life Event (QLE), for example, marriage, birth or adoption of a child, or a change in other coverage. You have 30 days from the date of a QLE to submit any benefit changes. If you do not make updates within that 30-day window, you will need to wait until the next Open Enrollment period.
This year’s fully active enrollment is necessary due to updates to the Evident Scientific MIS benefit plans. We want every employee to take time to review the new plan options carefully and make selections that best fit your individual and family needs.
Your participation in this year’s Open Enrollment is essential to ensure you have the benefits you want for 2026.
Benefits Service Center Hours
- Monday through Thursday: 8:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. EST
- Friday: 8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. EST
Changes & Enhancements for 2026
Health Plans:
- New PPO Plan → PPO Preferred
- Lowest cost option with the highest deductible - but includes the most free care
Medical Plan:
- Third Party Administrator: Health Plans, Inc.
- Network: UnitedHealthcare (UHC) + Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare (HPHC)
- Medical Plan Concierge: Pathways Concierge
- Centers of Excellence: Mayo Clinic
- Benefits App: Medxoom
- Telemedicine: Doctors on Demand
- Plan Access: Everyone now has access to the PPO Plans
Pharmacy Plan:
- Veracity Rx, utilizing the ProCare platform
- Copay differential based on Select and Non-Select pharmacies
Free, Top Quality Care: Garner Health provides free care when seeing top-quality doctors
- Free Care → up to 100% of your out-of-pocket cost for both PPO Plans
- HSA Saver Plan is “search only” for Garner
Vision:
- Carrier change → Ameritas
- New enhanced Dual Network option
- Employees elect VSP or EyeMed during Open Enrollment
- New enhanced Dual Network option
Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity:
- Carrier change → New York Life
Health Savings Account (HSA):
- Administrator change → Empower
Identify Theft Protection:
- Provider change → Allstate
What's Staying the Same for 2026
- EAP is remaining with CareBridge
- Dental is remaining with Delta Dental Massachussetts
- Global Travel Program is remaining with UHC
- Global Travel Benefits is remaining with Zurich
- Life Insurance and Disability are remaining with NY Life
- Flexible Spending Accounts are remaining with VOYA
- 401K Plans are remaining with Empower
- Paid Time Off Benefits are remaining the same
- The Employee Discount Program is remaining with Benefits Hub
- Spousal and Tobacco Surcharges are staying the same
It's Not Too Late
Has your spouse already gone through Open Enrollment? No Problem
Employees will still have the opportunity to make educated decsions about benefits
- If you decide you want to go on your spouse’s plan, termination of your Evident Scientific benefits will count as a Qualifying Life Event (QLE) - “Employee/Dependent lost other coverage,” allowing you to join your spouse’s plan
- Likewise, if you decide you want to move to the Evident Scientific plan, and terminate your other qualified coverage, the enrollment in the Evident Scientific plan will count as a QLE - “Employee/Dependent gained other coverage,” allowing you to terminate your other qualified coverage.
Open Enrollment Checklists
Open Enrollment Checklist
- Upon completion of your enrollment, you will receive a benefits Confirmation Statement via email to the email address on record.
- Review your Confirmation Statement for accuracy and retain for your records.
- Remember to verify the accuracy of your life insurance beneficiary information.
- Contact the Benefits Service Center if you have any updates or corrections to your benefits Confirmation Statement.
Note: You may complete enrollment changes multiple times, but the last option confirmed at the close of OE will be your option for 2026 unless you experience a Qualifying Life Event that allows you to make a change.
