Health, wellness, and insurance benefits for you and your loved ones – at all stages of life
Complete Annual Open Enrollment 2024 | Monday, Oct. 16 to Monday, Oct. 30
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Annual Open Enrollment is the one time of year (aside from a qualifying life event, like getting married or having a baby) that all USC benefits-eligible faculty and staff can make changes to their benefits elections. We invite you to explore and understand the options available to you and your dependents.
Please reflect on your current benefits and make changes if necessary. Not all of your current 2023 benefits elections will automatically roll over to 2024. Also, salary band tiers are changing in 2024 — find out more here.
Why you should enroll
Some elections do not carry over, such as Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, so be sure to re-enroll in them.
A Spousal Surcharge is added to your record if your marital status in Workday is “Married” or not specified. If it doesn’t apply to you, select “Waive.”
These are the only two weeks in which you can make changes to your 2024 health plan and benefits elections for your coverage.
Your benefits options
Explore the types of health plans and benefits available to you through USC. Review your benefits or use our Open Enrollment checklist to help guide and remind you of all that’s available and any important reminders.
Medical
Dental
Vision
Disability
Supplemental Life
Voluntary Coverages
New for 2024
Protect your eyes from the harmful effects of blue light and UV with expanded frame allowance for non-prescription glasses.
In 2024, the Vitality Health Assessment Incentive is making it even easier to save on your 2025 health premiums.
USC’s EPO Plus and EPO plans are merging into the new USC Trojan Care EPO Plan, to offer the benefits of EPO Plus for the cost of EPO.
Join our benefits, retirement, and well-being vendors at UPC (Oct. 18) and HSC (Oct. 19).
Making health care easier, more convenient, and more personal through Keck Medicine of USC and now outside providers as well.
How and when to enroll
Stay tuned for announcements and reminders via mail, weekly Gateway Connect emails, and Workday inbox notifications.
Oct. 16 , 2023
Open Enrollment begins
You will receive a notification in Workday telling you it’s time to enroll.
Oct. 18-19, 2023
Benefits Fairs
Meet with our benefits vendors at UPC on Oct. 18 from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. or at HSC on Oct. 19 from 9 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Details are here.
Oct. 30, 2023
Last day to submit your elections
Make your elections by 11:59 p.m. PT and don’t forget to click “Submit.” You can revisit your elections and make changes up until this time.
Jan. 1, 2024
New benefits take effect
2024 benefits are for the period Jan. 1, 2024 to Dec. 31, 2024.
Verdugo Hills, Las Vegas, and Local 11
If you work at Verdugo Hills Hospital, Las Vegas Health Care Center, or are represented by Local 11, you have different benefits options and Open Enrollment information.
For Verdugo Hills Hospital employees
Verdugo Hills Hospital offerings
For Las Vegas Healthcare Center employees
Las Vegas Healthcare Center offerings
For Local 11-represented employees
Please refer to Local 11 offerings and use Open Enrollment to enroll in Flexible Spending Accounts, enroll in or change supplemental disability, and enroll in or change MetLife insurance options.
Tools and resources
Not sure what to choose? There are additional tools and resources to help.
