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Health Service Board previews open enrollment changes for plan year 2026
Summary
San Francisco Health Service System (SFHSS) staff outlined open enrollment dates, new online tools, changes to flexible spending accounts, a new life/disability vendor benefit, and a pivot in flu-clinic plans for the 2026 plan year.
San Francisco Health Service System staff on Sept. 11 told the Health Service Board that open enrollment for plan year 2026 will run Oct. 1–24 and described several member-facing changes intended to streamline enrollment and outreach.
The open enrollment period will allow members to enroll, waive coverage, add or drop dependents and (for active employees) elect flexible spending accounts, SFHSS Chief Operating and Experience Officer Ren Coleridge said. Coleridge said SFHSS will continue a passive enrollment approach that rolls many elections forward, but Flexible Spending Account (FSA) elections must be made annually.
Board members were told new online functionality will let members compare plans they are eligible to enroll in, with side-by-side copay information for in‑ and out‑of‑network services. Coleridge described an email pilot with several…
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