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Find out who to contact regarding your benefits inquiry. 

Benefits Office

Services:

  • Questions about benefits plan options
  • Policy guidance
  • Benefits orientation
  • Benefits counseling (including layoff and continuation of benefits after separation)
  • Retirement counseling
  • Retirement disability counseling
  • UCPath escalations
  • Prospective applicant benefits consultation
  • Retirement counseling workshops

Contact Information and Resources:

HR Benefits Office Hours

Join our Office Hours every Tuesday via Zoom. You will be placed in a breakout room with a Senior Benefits Analyst who can answer questions about insurance and retirement. Registration is not required. Use this Zoom link to join the session during Office Hours: https://ucsd.zoom.us/j/99674529709

June 2023 July 2023
June 6: 10 – 11 a.m.
June 13: 3 – 4 p.m.
June 20: 10 – 11 a.m.
June 27: 3 – 4 p.m.
July 11: 3 – 4 p.m.
July 18: 10 – 11 a.m.
July 25: 3 – 4 p.m.
August 2023 September 2023
August 1: 10 – 11 a.m.
August 8: 3 – 4 p.m.
August 15: 10 – 11 a.m.
August 22: 3 – 4 p.m.
August 29: 10 – 11 a.m.
September 5: 3 – 4 p.m.
September 12: 10 – 11 a.m.
September 19: 3 – 4 p.m.
September 26: 10 – 11 a.m.
October 2023 November 2023
October 3: 3 – 4 p.m.
October 10: 10 – 11 a.m.
October 17: 3 – 4 p.m.
October 24: 10 – 11 a.m.
October 31: 3 – 4 p.m.
November 7: 10 – 11 a.m.
November 14: 3 – 4 p.m.
November 21: 10 – 11 a.m.
November 28: 3 – 4 p.m.
December 2023
December 5: 10 – 11 a.m.
December 12: 3 – 4 p.m.
December 19: 10 – 11 a.m.

Health Care Facilitator Program

Services:

  • Assistance with escalated benefit claims and health and welfare benefits
  • Medicare coordination with UC-sponsored medical plans
  • Retiree benefits inquiries
  • Understand your UC health plan coverage and patient rights
  • Provide a comparison of benefit options for a complex medical condition
  • Retiree Health workshops

Contact Information and Resources:

UCPath Center

Services:

  • Benefits enrollment, changes, updates, and exceptions
  • Expedite benefits coverage with insurance carriers
  • View current benefits enrollment
  • Personal and dependent data updates
  • Proof of enrollment or cancellation of benefits coverage
  • Benefits billing during leave of absence
  • Annual Open Enrollment administration, processing, and exceptions
  • Employment verification requests
  • Benefits orientation
  • Family Member Eligibility Verification (FMEV) processing (de-enrollment/reinstatement)
  • COBRA election requests
  • Death claims, AD&D and survivor benefits
  • Payroll Processing

Contact Information and Resources:

UC Retirement Administration Service Center (RASC) Services

Services:

  • General UC Retirement Plan (UCRP) inquiries
  • Retirement counseling
  • Eligibility for retiree health insurance
  • UCRP service credit purchase
  • Service Credit disputes
  • Qualified Domestic Relations Orders (QDRO)
  • Capital Accumulation Payment (CAP) inquiries
  • Refunds of UCRP accumulations
  • Survivor benefits
  • Beneficiary changes
  • Assistance with UC Retirement At Your Service (UCRAYS)
  • Retirement planning webinars

Contact Information and Resources:

Fidelity Retirement Services

Services:

  • Retirement Savings Program Accounts (403(b), 457(b), DC Plan)
  • Account balances, enrollment and contribution changes
  • UC Retirement Choice Program
  • Rollover and distributions
  • Personalized planning and help

Contact Information and Resources:

HR Benefits Retirement Office Hours and Workshops

Retirement Office Hours are held every Wednesday via Zoom. You will be placed in a breakout room with a Senior Benefits Analyst who can answer questions about UC retirement. Registration is not required. Use this Zoom link to join the session during Office Hours:

Note: Before attending Retirement Office Hours, please be sure to run your retirement estimate(s) via UCRAYS. Find instructions on how to log in and run estimates online.

June 2023
June 7: 11 a.m. – noon
June 14: 11 a.m. – noon
June 21: 2 – 3 p.m.
June 28: 11 a.m. – noon
July 2023
July 5: 2 – 3 p.m.
July 12: 11 a.m. – noon
July 19: 2 – 3 p.m.
July 26: 11 a.m. – noon

Retirement Counseling Workshops

These 90 minute sessions are facilitated by the Senior Benefits Analysts and will provide an overview of the Retirement Process, including the following topics:

  • Retirement 101 - Overview of UCRP and Retirement Estimates
  • Retirement Process – Retirement Administration Service Center (RASC) Process for Retirement
  • Insurance Continuation Checklist - Introduction to Retiree Health Benefits and Required Forms

Registration is required via the UC Learning Center (sign-in required). Here are the upcoming dates:

March
March 21: 10 - 11:30 a.m.
March 29: 3 - 4:30 p.m. (En Español)

April
April 5: 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.
April 13: noon - 1:30 p.m.

HR-Central Payroll

Services:

  • W2 & 1095 prior to 2020 accessible from AYSO
  • Pre-Conversion to UCPath Record of Earnings
  • Pre-Conversion to UCPath Payroll Questions
  • AYSO password reset

Contact Information and Resources:


UC San Diego Campus Benefits Newsletter Archive

2022

2021

Questions? Contact us at benefits@ucsd.edu.

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