Camdenton staff briefed on April open enrollment and shift of voluntary benefits to Hartford

Summary

District leaders and OSBA representatives told employees that open enrollment runs April 8'2, that elections take effect July 1, 2026, and that many voluntary/worksite products now offered through American Fidelity will be available instead as group plans through Hartford on the OSBA platform; employees may keep individual American Fidelity policies billed to their home.

Dr. Thompson opened an April staff meeting announcing the district's annual open enrollment and introduced OSBA and Hartford representatives to explain plan choices and vendor changes.

Randy Lucanati, an OSBA representative, said the district's open enrollment will run April 8 through April 22 and that elections made in that window will be effective July 1, 2026. "When you go out to that, you'll have your own link to get into that," Lucanati said, describing the Employee Navigator enrollment system and urging employees to schedule time with onsite educators to review current elections.

Lucanati and Hartford's Matt Cleavey framed the year's principal change as a shift of voluntary/worksite benefits (accident, critical-illness, hospital indemnity, voluntary life, short- and long-term disability) from individually underwritten American Fidelity policies to group policies administered by Hartford through OSBA. "What your cost is under Hartford is going to be a fraction of what you're paying under American Fidelity right…

Camdenton staff briefed on April open enrollment and shift of voluntary benefits to Hartford

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