Presentations for Employees

1. UC Medical Plan Overview

2. Health Insurance After You Retire

Presentation: UC Medical Plan Overview for 2023

[To be updated with 2024 information by the end of October.] 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 2023 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 [PDF]
  • 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. A black-and-white insert in the mailing DOES contain the correct rates.
• Regional Medical Plan Availability: The 2023 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
• ​​​​Search for network providers
  • Anthem Blue Cross PPOs:
    • CORE
    • UC Health Savings Plan
    • UC Care (Click on Recognitions tab to determine if provider is UC Select or Anthem Preferred)
    • Preferred providers outside the U.S.A. (Use code QUC to search)
  • Health Net: UC Blue & Gold HMO
  • Kaiser Permanente/Senior Advantage
• Compare plans side-by-side:
  • Which medical plan is right for you? [PDF]
• UCnet health plan phone numbers and web addresses
  • Anthem Blue Cross
    • Navitus (Pharmacy Benefit Manager)
    • HealthEquity (HSA plan administrator—UC Health Savings Plan 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 2023

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. (This presentation does not discuss post-doctoral scholar, intern/resident or student benefits.) Tools related to this presentation:

• PowerPoint slides [PDF]
• Retiree premiums:
  • 2023 UC Retiree Premium Estimator [Excel]
• The 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 [PDF]
• 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/Conclusion