Benefits
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:
- Phone: (858) 534-2816
- Email: benefits@ucsd.edu
- Contact the Sr. Benefits Representative assigned to your Vice Chancellor Area.
- Visit UCnet to explore employee benefits at UCSD.
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:
- Phone: (858) 534-9686
- Email: hcfhelp@ucsd.edu
- Website: Health Care Facilitator Program on Blink
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:
- Phone: (855) 982-7284
- Submit an Inquiry: Ask UCPath
- Email: ucpath@universityofcalifornia.edu
- Login to UCPath: ucpath.universityofcalifornia.edu
- Quick Links:
- Alternate contact methods:
- Appointment feature
- Chat feature available on Benefits Summary page within UCPath
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:
- Secure message: Sign in to your UCRAYS account and select “Messages”
- Phone: (800) 888-8267
- Fax: (800) 792-5178
- Mailing address:
- UC Retirement Administration Service Center
P.O. Box 24570
Oakland, CA 94623-1570
- UC Retirement Administration Service Center
- Login to UCRAYS: https://retirementatyourservice.ucop.edu
- Quick Links:
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:
- Phone: (866) 682-7787
- Website: NetBenefits.com
- Quick Links:
- MyUCRetirement.com: Your source for “All Things Retirement”
- Get personalized planning and help
- Free financial education classes
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 14: 11 a.m. – noon
June 21: 2 – 3 p.m.
June 28: 11 a.m. – noon
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 21: 10 - 11:30 a.m.
March 29: 3 - 4:30 p.m. (En Español)
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:
- Submit an inquiry: UC San Diego Services & Support portal
- Log in to AYSO: atyourserviceonline.ucop.edu
UC San Diego Campus Benefits Newsletter Archive
2022
2021
- View the 2021 Q1 newsletter
- View the 2021 Q2 newsletter
- View the 2021 Q3 newsletter
- View the 2021 Q4 newsletter
- View the 2021 special edition newsletter
Questions? Contact us at benefits@ucsd.edu.