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Complete your benefits enrollment before May 23

Open enrollment for insurance benefits is open from April 28 to May 23. All eligible employees — including those retiring or resigning but keeping coverage through July or August — must complete the process, even if you’re not making changes or are declining coverage. This is your once-a-year opportunity to update your benefits without a qualifying life event. Any changes you make will take effect on July 1, 2025.

Please log into our benefit enrollment system (EASE), to complete your elections for 2025-26. This icon/link can be found within the HR/Business Folder on the employee dashboard. View the detailed instructions to log in. See the rate changes for 2025-26.

Vision plan 2025-26

For questions, please look over the 2025 Insurance Benefits update presentation or contact Kevin Klobassa, Benefits Specialist, at benefits@centralriversaea.org.