Good news – RPSPs and SSAPs have reached an agreement (link) with UC management that locks in planned healthcare premium reductions, while freezing rates for the plans whose costs UC had intended to increase in 2026. Between the 2025 and 2026 rates, the lower premium will be applied to the available plans in UCPath. These rates will apply for all of 2026. As we do not have a contract yet, SSAPs and RPSPs may show up as unrepresented in UCPath, so use the table linked here for guidance when enrolling in your healthcare plan.
Even if you have already entered your choices for 2026, you can continue to make changes until Open Enrollment closes at 5 p.m. on Friday, November 21, 2025.
Though this agreement is an important, short-term victory (through 2026), healthcare costs are rising rapidly across the country and especially at UC. SSAPs and RPSPs will continue to build our power to make sure management pays its fair share of these costs in our contracts for 2027 and beyond. RSVP to the rally on Nov 20th, 4pm at a UC campus near you!
