Brentwood Union School District offers a diverse health benefits package.  Benefits are available to all employees who work four or more hours daily, prorated for hours worked.  We have three options for medical benefit coverage - Kaiser, United Health Alliance/Journey (accepts Sutter Doctors) and United Health Signature Value HMO/Journey.  Dental benefit coverage is provided by Delta Dental.  Optional vision benefit coverage is available through VSP.

EMPLOYEES MUST PARTICIPATE IN OPEN ENROLLMENT IF.....

• You are changing medical insurance plans.

• You are adding or removing dependents without a significant life event.

• You participate in BUSD medical insurance coverage and will be Waiving your medical for 2026.

• You have a Flexible Spending Account and/or Dependent Day Care Account. (They DO NOT roll over. All FSA Accounts end 12/31/2025.)

• You want to add, change and/or drop and optional insurance coverage through Colonial Life.

• You receive a Cash Option, cash in lieu of benefits, or waiving medical and will be Waiving medical for 2026. Waivers and proof are good for the current year only. You still have to complete this process, even if you just waived your medical this October for 2025 New Hire Benefits.

• You are eligible for medical coverage with BUSD but do not participate in it.

IF YOU ARE ENROLLED IN MEDICAL COVERAGE, PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING CHANGES FOR 2026.

UHC Harmony $20 copay plan will be moving to UHC Signature Value Full network HMO $20 copay plan.

UHC Harmony Journey plan will be moving to UHC Signature Value Full network Journey plan.

WHAT IF I DONT COMPLETE OPEN ENROLLMENT, WHAT WILL HAPPEN TO MY CURRENT MEDICAL COVERAGE STARTING 1/1/2026?

KAISER:

• Kaiser DHMO plan will remain your current coverage

• Kaiser $10 copay plan will remain your current coverage

UHC ALLIANCE: Sutter Doctors

• UHC Alliance $20 copay plan will remain your current coverage

• UHC Alliance Journey plan will remain your current coverage

UNITED HEALTH CARE (UHC):

• UHC $20 Harmony copay plan will move to the NEW UHC Signature Value Full network HMO $20 copay plan

• UHC Journey will move to UHC Journey Signature Value Full network