Open Enrollment starts Wednesday, November 2nd and ends at 5 p.m., Wednesday, November 16th.
We encourage you to review your benefits in the Star Tribune UKG Pro online enrollment system. For 2023 Star Tribune will continue to offer the PPO and HSA plans administered by UMR. We also have a new medical plan option for you to consider. Surest is a cutting-edge medical plan that offers an intuitive member experience. You pay co-pays for all services, with no deductible or coinsurance. Search for providers and learn more about the plan:
Join.surest.com/startribune
Access code: startribune2023
View the video of the Star Tribune/Surest Benefits Information Meeting
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Virtual Benefits Q&A Tuesday, November 15 at noon
We would like to invite you to join a virtual conversation about benefits and open enrollment that will be taking place Tuesday, November 15 at noon. During this time our benefits team will be giving an overview of the benefits offered during open enrollment and answering any lingering questions you may have.
Join on your computer, mobile app or room device
Click here to join the meeting
If you are unable to attend, click below for a video that goes over our benefits guide.
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If you take no action during Open Enrollment, your current benefit elections will remain in place for 2023 with the following exception: any flexible spending account (FSA) elections will expire effective December 31, 2022.
The following enrollment action will be required:
• To make changes to your benefit elections for 2023, use the UKG Pro online enrollment system through StribNet or go to myinfo.startribune.com.
• To contribute to a Health Care Flexible Spending Account (if you participate in the PPO) or contribute to a Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account, use the UKG Pro online enrollment system. FSA elections do not carry over from year to year.
Benefit enrollment for 2023 is now available to you online through UKG Pro. To access Open Enrollment, go to UKG Pro through StribNet or go to myinfo.startribune.com to access UKG Pro outside Star Tribune.
Once you are logged in to UKG Pro, click on Myself > Open Enrollment to enroll.
Important Reminders:
- You must make the desired 2023 Flexible Spending Account (FSA) elections in the UKG Pro online enrollment system. FSA elections will not carry over from the prior year.
- You can carry over up to $550 in unused health care FSA funds into the next year.
- You must have completed the 2022 Star Tribune Wellness Program requirements by September 30, 2022, to receive preferred benefits in 2023. If you are covering your spouse in the medical plans, she/he also must have completed the requirements to earn the preferred benefits. Dependent children do not need to participate.
- Verify your home address, email address, and phone number, as well as other information such as emergency contacts and beneficiaries, are correct in UKG Pro.
More about 2023 Benefits:
We encourage you to learn more about your 2023 benefit choices by reviewing the 2023 Benefits Enrollment Guide.
Go to https://benefits.startribunecompany.com/ to review more benefits information including Summary of Benefit Coverages for the medical plans, the pharmacy formulary, and the Surest/UMR benefits meeting recording.
If you have questions, please email benefits@startribune.com or call the Benefits hotline at (612) 673-7458. Thank you.