2025-26 Employee Health Benefits
The District offers medical, dental, and vision coverage to employees and their eligible dependents. Employees who work a minimum of 20 hours per week are eligible for benefits. Annual open enrollment for medical, dental, and vision coverage is conducted each May with an effective date of July 1. The Open Enrollment period is an opportunity to change medical carriers, plans, and/or change dependent coverage.
Open Enrollment
2025-26 Employee Benefit Guide (coming)
We are proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. The complete benefits package is briefly summarized in this booklet. Documents from the carriers will give you more detailed information about each of these programs. Employees may have a cost share for some benefits and other benefits may be provided at no cost.
Eligible employees declining coverage will need to complete a waiver form. Elections or declination of coverage remains in effect until the next Open Enrollment unless there is a qualifying event. Specific provider forms can be found in their respective sections below.
Rates
The rate sheets below show the monthly deduction per pay period for each employee classification:
Classified Employees (11-months)
Classified Employees (12-months)
Medical coverage is subject to availability depending on residence. See Carriers section below for the service area maps/lists. Dental and vision plans available for employees are as follows:
Dental | Vision | |
---|---|---|
Certificated | DEL1B | VSC10 |
Classified | DEL1X | VSB00 |
Confidential/Admin | DEL1B | VSB00 |
Participation in dental and/or vision coverage requires participation in medical coverage.
What's New in 2025-26?
Sutter Health Plus
Sutter HP 1600 HD HMO becomes Sutter HP 1650 HD HMO HD40
IRS mandate – minimum deductible increases for individuals and families (1650/3300/3300)
Out-of-Pocket maximum increases to $6600
Sutter HP 2500 HD HMO HD39
IRS mandate – deductible for individual within a family increases to $3300 (2500/3300/5000)
Kaiser Permanente
Kaiser High-Deductible Plans
IRS mandate – deductible for individual within a family increases to $3300
2000 HD HMO – 2000/3300/4000
OOPM also changing to 3300/6200
3000 HD HMO – 3000/3300/6000
OOPM also changing to 5350/10700
Western Health Advantage
WHA High-Deductible Plans
IRS mandate – deductible for individual within a family increases to $3300
1800 HD HMO – 1800/3300/3600
2800 HD HMO – 2800/3300/5600
Increased HDHP 2800 Maximum out-of-pocket from $4,000/$8,000 to $6,500/$13,000
Increased Traditional HMO Family Maximum out-of-pocket from $2,500 to $3,000
Increased DHMO Maximum out-of-pocket from $3,000/$6,000 to
$5,000/$10,000
Mail order Rx copay will now be 2x retail (prev. 2.5x retail) and will now be 100-day supply
Replaced injectable Rx tier with Specialty Rx copay
All network pharmacies will allow 90-day maintenance medications
VSP
Add Walmart In Network
Second highest out-of-network provider
All Stores are in-network (materials) – includes Sam’s Club
Frame allowance would mirror Costco wholesale allowance of $110
Approximately 70% of the providers are in-network (provider, exam)
Add standard progressive lenses at no copay
Carriers
Links to the carriers' microsites, webinars, service area, and Summaries of Benefits and Coverage (SBCs).