2027 Annual Enrollment
Annual Enrollment will be here soon!
October 22 – November 6
Annual benefits enrollment is your once-a-year opportunity to chooose the benefits that meet your and your family’s needs.
What’s new
Need more help deciding? Ask ALEX!
ALEX will walk you through your OhioHealth benefit options, provide personalized assistance, and point out what choices make the most financial sense for you.
Know What’s New for 2027
There are important changes to know about for 2027, premium and spending account changes, simpler steps to earn your wellness credit, and more.
Your annual enrollment checklist
There’s a lot to do during benefits enrollment. Stay organized with this helpful checklist.
- Mark your calendar: enrollment begins October 22, 2026. Submit your benefit elections in Workday by November 6, 2026. Make sure you know what’s changing for 2027.
- Take advantage of enrollment resources: explore OhioHealthRewards.com, meet with a benefits counselor, and try ALEX.
- Review your enrolled dependents and beneficiary designations to make sure they’re right in Workday.
- Update your Spousal Attestation in Workday if you are electing medical coverage for 2027. (If you do not have a spouse, you still need to select the Spousal Attestation option in Workday.)
- Confirm your beneficiary designations for the 403(b)/401(k) retirement plan on Fidelity’s website, and/or OhioHealth Pension Resource Center for participants in the OhioHealth Cash Balance Plan, MedCentral Cash Balance Plan, or Hardin Pension Plan.
- Update your emergency contact information and review and update your personal information including address, phone, email, work location, and other demographic information in Workday.
- Last, but not least!
Log in to Workday October 22 – November 6 to make your 2027 elections:- Open the benefits enrollment task in your Workday inbox and update your benefit elections.
- Click SUBMIT as the final step.
What happens if you didn’t enroll?
We strongly suggest you enroll in Workday as some benefits do not roll over year-to-year. If you do not:
- Most associates* will be enrolled in the same plan for 2027 at your current coverage level (assuming you still meet eligibility requirements). If you do not have OhioHealth health coverage in 2026, you will not have it in 2027.
- * If you are enrolled in the PPO Assist plan, your coverage does not roll over. You must submit updated financial documentation to verify eligibility and if you maintain eligibility, re-enroll during annual enrollment to be covered for 2027.
- Your Health Savings Account (HSA) contribution elections will not carry over and you will not receive OhioHealth’s matching contribution in 2027.
- Your Flexible Spending Account (FSA) elections will not carry over and you will not be able to contribute to one in 2027.
- Your Critical Illness coverage will not carry over and you will not have coverage in 2027.
- You will not be eligible for TAP Cash-In in 2027.
Resources to support you
If you want personal phone or in person help
Schedule a one-on-one session today with a benefits counselor to learn more about your benefit options and get help enrolling in Workday. Sessions are by phone or in person at certain OhioHealth locations. Select your preferred location from the drop-down menu in the scheduling tool. For phone appointments, select “Call Center” at the top of the list. Specify which language is needed at the beginning of your appointment. The counselor will call the Language Line and have an interpreter call you back with the counselor on the line to complete your appointment.
Or, starting October 22, you can call a benefits representative at (614) 533-8888 and follow the prompts Monday – Friday, 7 AM to 7 PM.
Make an appointmentIf you want to use an online interactive tool
ALEX will walk you through your OhioHealth benefit options and provide personal assistance in pointing out what choices make the most financial sense for you.
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