What You Need to Know
2027 Open Enrollment November 3-13, 2026
What's New for 2027
Open Enrollment is November 3 - 13, 2026
- A second Surest plan option will be replacing the current UnitedHealthcare PPO plan.
- Prescription coverage is moving from CVS Caremark to Optum Rx.
- Lyra is replacing GuidanceResources/ComPsych as the Employee Assistance Program.
- Employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts are exapanding and increasing for employees enrolled in the UHC CDHP 2000 and UHC CDHP 3000 plans.
Frequently Asked Questions
I am currently enrolled in the UnitedHealthcare PPO plan
- Learn about your new Surest option
- Compare plans
- If you don't make a change, you will be automatically defaulted into the new Surest Premium Copay plan.
What happens to my prescriptions?
- Learn about Optum Rx
- Check the formulary
I use the Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Learn about our new EAP provider, Lyra.
I have an HSA
- Learn about 2027 funding changes
I use Rethink care
- Review available support through our new partnership with Lyra
Take Action!
Important: All employees and spouse/domestic partners who enroll in a VF medical plan* must update their tobacco status as part of Open Enrollment. If you don't, you and any spouse or domestic partner enrolled in a VF medical plan will each pay a $52 tobacco surcharge per month in 2027. You must take action; your current tobacco status will not carry forward in 2027.
* This excludes employees enrolled in Kaiser Hawaii and Cigna Global Health.
Additional details on the tobacco surcharge and ways to avoid it can be found at MyVFbenefits.com.
