2024 Benefits information

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USG has released information on the Board of Regents approved the 2024 University System of Georgia (USG) healthcare plans and premiums for active employees and pre-65 retirees at the August 8th meeting.

A summary of the approved plan design changes and premiums are available on the USG benefits website.
2024 Open Enrollment will be October 23 through November 3, 2023. Active employees will begin receiving Open Enrollment information in late September by mail to complete your 2024 enrollment elections and certifications through OneUSG Connect – Benefits no later than November 3, 2023.

Here are a few highlights of the changes for 2024:
• Increases in deductibles, out-of-pocket maximums, co-insurance, and co-pays for all of the USG offered plans.
• Customer service and healthcare support for the Anthem/BCBSGa plans (Consumer Choice HSA, Comprehensive Care, and BlueChoice HMO) will be moved from Accolade to Anthem’s Total Health, Total You program.
• Weight Loss support will be offered through Weight Watchers for employees enrolled in the USG healthcare plans (Virtual option only for the Anthem plans and virtual and in-person options for Kaiser HMO plan).
• A Well-being Credit of up to $100 will be available for healthcare enrolled employees and their enrolled spouses. The new program year will begin January 1, 2024 – Activities will now be provided through your healthcare provider (Anthem or Kaiser).
• The Livongo diabetes management and prevention programs will be sunsetting at the end of the year.
o Programs will be offered through the healthcare providers and/or through institutional based programming.
• Employee premiums increase by 6.9% in the Consumer Choice HSA and Comprehensive Care Plans, 10.9% in the BlueChoice HMO plan, and 10% in the Kaiser Permanente HMO plan.

You are invited to attend GHC’s benefits fair:

ROME 10/25/23
CARTERSVILLE 10/27/23

for more information about the USG benefits programs. We encourage all employees to attend the fair to learn about the changes to the benefit plans for 2024 and about all the benefits USG and Georgia Highlands College has to offer.