The annual ADOA/ASRS Open Enrollment seminar was held on Thursday, October 17, 2023.  Presenters for the seminar included Laura Carerra from the Arizona Department of Administration Benefit Services Division, Randi Gray from the Arizona State Retirement System and Nikki Mangnall from United Healthcare Retiree Solutions.

Arizona Department of Administration
Laura was the first presenter. She indicated that the open enrollment period for ADOA occurs from October 28th- November 15th and the benefits effective date is January 1, 2025.  The deadline for making any changes is November 15th, 2024 at 5:00 pm Arizona time. 

This is a passive enrollment year, which means if you are not making any changes to your coverage, you don’t need to do anything.  However, if you are planning on making any benefit changes, you need to enroll.  There are slight increases to the vision premium and no deductible changes. 

Enrollment is online only.  Go to https://benefitoptions.az.gov/oe to complete enrollment. A mailing with current elections for insurance was sent out October 7th with a link to the AODA Retiree Benefits Enrollment Guide 2025. The guide is only available online.

Open Enrollment Overview: https://benefitoptions.az.gov/oe 
From here, page down to the Retirees section where there are topics to review including 2025 Enrollment Information, Enrollment Guide, Reset your password, and more.

Open Enrollment Guide
Presenter Slide Deck

Arizona State Retirement System/United Healthcare
Next up was Randi Gray from the ASRS. Randi indicated that the open enrollment period for ASRS occurs from November 1 – 30th.  Benefits effective date is January 1st, 2025.  

This is a passive enrollment year, which means if you are not making any changes to your coverage, you don’t need to do anything.  However, if you are planning on making any benefit changes, you need to enroll. There are a few changes to Medicare Part D and the HMO plan offered through ASRS. The PPO plan has no benefit changes.

An addition to both the HMO and PPO plans is Routine Medical Transportation has been added. This means you can get transportation to health care appointments or the pharmacy: 12 round trips or 24 one-way trips are included per year. See the plan details for more information about this benefit.

2025 Open Enrollment Overview 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RT-05KlhxcE

2025 ASRS Open Enrollment Presentation 
https://youtu.be/FM6u07QmC8s

ASRS Medicare Open Enrollment Presentation
https://www.brainshark.com/1/player/ovations?pi=zIPzYVkjQzUvm2z0&r3f1=92a8d6858984dcce9ed4b7d5df988d8792c3d0eec59e8fd8&fb=0

Nikki Mangnall from United Healthcare Retiree Solutions spoke in detail, about the United Healthcare Medicare Advantage plan that has been put together specifically for ASRS participants.  Her presentation is included in the seminar recording, but a link to a video of her specific presentation can be found here -  

ASRS Medicare plans: https://www.azasrs.gov/content/medicare-plans .

ASRS 2025 Open Enrollment Guide
ASRS Open Enrollment Newsletter

Submitted by Karen Moses, Chair ASURA Seminar Committee