Open Enrollment 2026
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Welcome to Open Enrollment for the Arkansas State University System, which takes place from Nov. 1 through Nov. 15. This is your annual opportunity to review your benefits coverage, consider your health care and other benefits needs for the coming year, and make any changes you’d like.
Outside of Open Enrollment, you can only change your coverage within 31 days of a qualifying life event.
To begin your enrollment, visit https://usable.benselect.com.
Enter your Social Security Number (SSN) or your Employee ID and your PIN (Your PIN is a combination of the last 4 digits of your SSN and the 2-digit year of your birth)
You must enroll each year if you participate in the flexible spending account (FSA).
If you are enrolling a dependent not currently covered on the plan, you must provided dependent documentation in order for your dependents to have coverage effective Jan. 1, 2026.
Your benefit elections will carry forward from last year if you do nothing during open enrollment.
If you have questions about open enrollment please contact your Human Resource office, the ASU System Benefits office at 501-660-1003 or email mybenefits@asusystem.edu.
Frequently Asked Questions
Open Enrollment is your annual opportunity to update or choose the benefit options that best meet your needs for the upcoming year. Visit the benefits enrollment site to elect, make changes to, or waive your coverage. If you participate in the HSA or FSA, you must re-enroll each year.
(Note: To access the benefits enrollment site, enter your Social Security Number (SSN) or your Employee ID and your PIN – your PIN is a combination of the last 4 digits of your SSN and the 2-digit year of your birth.)
Open Enrollment is November 1 – November 15. Enrollment for the next plan year begins at 8 a.m. on November 1 and ends at 5:00 p.m. on November 15. Elections made during open enrollment will be effective the following January 1st, the beginning of the next plan year.
Your benefit elections will carry forward from last year if you do nothing during open enrollment. However, you must enroll if you want to change your health plan option, contribute to a Health Savings Account, or participate in the flexible spending account (FSA) for dependent care and/or medical expenses.
You can always make multiple changes during open enrollment, as long as you complete the final plan change by the end of open enrollment. Outside of Open Enrollment, you can only make changes to your coverage if you have a life event that qualifies you for a Special Enrollment Period.
For more information about enrolling or making changes, see the Quick Enrollment Guide.
Open enrollment is your opportunity to change your medical, dental, and/or vision options, add or remove dependents, enroll in a Flexible Spending Account or Health Savings Account, and enroll or cancel your participation in other voluntary products. During open enrollment, visit the benefit enrollment site.
ID cards are reissued if there have been changes to the Group Health Plan, like deductible changes, or if ID cards for other benefits expire during a plan year. If these type changes Do Not occur, you should use your current insurance card.
If you have questions about open enrollment, please contact your campus Human Resources Office, the ASU System Office at 501-660-1003, or mybenefits@asusystem.edu.