Open Enrollment for Non GIC-Eligible Employees in HR-CMS Agencies and UMASS

The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has established a Section 125 ("cafeteria") plan for the state's employees who are not eligible to receive state-subsidized health insurance through the Group Insurance Commission (GIC) - for example, contract employees and most employees who work fewer than the required hours for GIC coverage - to purchase health insurance on a pre-tax basis from the Commonwealth Choice Program available through the Commonwealth Health Connector.

All Commonwealth employees in HR/CMS agencies and UMass who are not eligible for Commonwealth-sponsored GIC health insurance coverage are eligible. Employees who are eligible for Commonwealth-sponsored GIC coverage are not eligible for this plan.

Pretax Health Insurance open enrollment for non GIC-eligible state employees in HR/CMS agencies and UMass will take place May 1 to May 31, 2013,  for coverage effective July 1.

Information for new hires not eligible for GIC Health Insurance and for those already enrolled.