Life Events

Overview

When you enroll in benefits, you typically must stay enrolled for the entire plan year. This means that you cannot make changes to your benefits mid-year unless you have a qualifying life event, as defined by the IRS. Some examples of qualifying life events are employment changes (such as a change to your employment category or appointment percentage), and family changes (such as birth/adoption, marriage/divorce).

When you have a qualifying life event, you generally have 30 days from the date of the event to make your changes. If you miss this 30 day window, your next opportunity to make changes is in the fall for the upcoming calendar year.

Changes

Qualifying life events consist of employment changes and family changes. Review the web pages linked below for more information on qualifying life events.

• Employment Changes
• Family Changes

How to Make Changes

To enroll, make changes, or cancel coverage log into Workday (myworkday.wisconsin.edu) within 30 days of your life event. Once in Workday, from the Menu in the upper left go to Personal, then select Benefits and Pay. In the Suggested Links, select My Insurance Benefits to access the benefits enrollment system.

Before you can access My Insurance Benefits for the first time, you will need to set up your MyWisconsin ID. This is a one-time registration where you will create a login using your personal email address and personal identification information. This will be your long-term credentials to view and manage most of your benefits. Visit the Employee Trust Funds website, https://etf.wi.gov/my-benefits-help, for more information. If you do not have a Social Security Number (SSN), indicate your Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN) or UW-Reporting ID (let us know if you need this number).

Once logged into to My Insurance Benefits:

1. Review the Terms & Conditions and click Next.
2. Select Get Started to enroll in your benefits.
3. Make your selections.
4. When you are satisfied with your selections Confirm Changes and review your selections in the Active Benefits section. You have the opportunity to make elections/changes anytime throughout your eligibility period; just simply log back in.

Resources

Reach out to your benefits contact within 30 days from the date of your qualifying life event with questions.