Health Benefits

NUFlex is the University of Nebraska’s flexible benefits program. Look for the NUFlex Annual Open Enrollment, which will be open for three weeks beginning the end of October into November each year.

Health Benefits

Our centralized benefits are the same on each of our four campuses (UNO, UNK, UNMC, and UNL). View information on enrollment, elections, contacting providers, and announcements about your coverage. 

Vaccination Coverage Options

Getting vaccinations is important to help you and your family members stay healthy. With your health plan you have two options to make getting your vaccines convenient and simple. By completing the annual health risk assessment that is a part of the NUFlex Annual Enrollment, you can receive the enhanced benefits that make the seasonal vaccines, like flu and COVID, a $0 copay.

1. If the vaccination is administered at a medical provider’s office, it will be billed to the medical plan and will fall under your plan’s preventive care allowances. 
2. If the vaccination is administered at an in-network pharmacy, it would be processed through the pharmacy plan. Learn more from the flyer.

Life Events & Changes

When major life changes occur, like marriage, birth of a child, spouse losing or gaining coverage from their job, divorce, etc., you are able to make a change to your benefits within 31 days of the qualifying life event.  A Benefits Change Form will need to be submitted, along with proof of the life change event, which can be done electronically within 31 days. For the birth of a child or adopting a child, employees have a 60-day window to complete the Benefits Change Form to get the new dependent added to insurance. 

Benefits Change FormLive Events & Changes

If you are already in a benefits-eligible position and you transfer to another benefits-eligible position and there is no break in service, it is NOT an opportunity to re-enroll in benefits. You would keep your current benefits. There must be a 31-day break in service to be able to re-enroll in benefits. This applies when there is an increase or decrease in FTE as well. E.g. John Smith ends his .75 FTE temporary benefits-eligible position on February 2, and is hired into a 1.0 FTE regular benefits eligible position on February 3. John would NOT be able to re-enroll in benefits.