
Mandatory Action Required for 2026 Benefits
All Brown employees electing medical coverage must actively enroll during the annual Open Enrollment period. If you are currently enrolled in Brown's medical coverage and you do not make an active election for 2026 coverage, you will be defaulted into the new BCBSRI Core PPO medical plan. Plan details are on our website.
Open Enrollment is your opportunity to:
- Select your new medical plan for 2026
- Enroll/re-enroll in one of the Flexible Spending Accounts
- Add/remove dependents to your coverage
- Review and update life insurance beneficiaries
- Consider the new legal plan
- Elect a charitable giving contribution to the United Way of Rhode Island
As a reminder, Open Enrollment is the only time you can change your benefits outside of a qualifying life event. Retirement elections can be changed at any time.