Open Enrollment 2025-2026

Mark you Calendar!

Open Enrollment is just around the corner - starting on June 17th- July 1st .

Stay tuned to your NuAxis email and upcoming newsletters so that you do not miss any updates!

Open Enrollment is the only time you are able to update and make changes to your health insurance plans for 2025 - 2026, aside from qualified life events during the year. 

Elections made during Open Enrollment will take effect on August 1st, 2025 through July 31st, 2026.

*OPEN ENROLLMENT WEBINARS*

Save the link on your calendar for a date and time for either of the two sessions that works for you to learn about the upcoming changes and enhancements!

Tuesday, June 17, 2025: 11 AM - 12 PM ET

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Wednesday, June 25, 2025: 12 PM - 1 PM ET

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Key Information for OE 2025-2026

Managing Rising Healthcare Costs

We have been in extensive discussions and negotiations with our benefits broker and carriers to provide the best options and the lowest cost. This is part of our Employee Experience commitment to you, our team members. We're especially excited to share some great news regarding costs. Despite the significant challenges facing the GovCon industry and the broader US economy—factors that are driving healthcare costs upward across the board—we've managed to achieve something truly remarkable: we've kept the rate changes to a single-digit dollar increase across every plan. This was a huge focus for us, and we're very proud to deliver this outcome. Here are the important highlights for Open Enrollment and Plan Year 2025-2026. For detailed information, please review the benefits guide and join one of the webinars.

Medical Plan

Medical plan designs will remain with Meritain, powered by the Aetna network. If you are a member, you can login to the Meritain portal to search for providers. If you are considering joining the NuAxis plans for the first time at Open Enrollment, you can search the network HERE. Please be sure to “Continue as a guest”, as you are not yet a member. Your network will be Aetna Choice POS II (Open Access), the richest network that Aetna provides. 

Health Savings Account (HSA)

NuAxis’ HSA vendor will continue to be WEX. 

Two-Tier Rates

As part of our commitment to promoting a healthy lifestyle and controlling healthcare costs, we are continuing to require all employees enrolled in a NuAxis Medical plan to engage in our wellness program. It is largely due to your involvement in the wellness plans that we were able to contain costs for this plan year and we continue to encourage you to take part in health initiatives offered by NuAxis. If you're already registered for both Healthy Merits and HealthJoy, you have done the first step! There is no need to re-register if you are already registered with both platforms.

NuAxis rewards employees that have proactive engagement in our health and wellness programs, offering significant savings compared to the standard benefits rates. If you are enrolled in NuAxis’ Meritain medical coverage currently and not yet registered on both portals, or if you are newly enrolling in the medical plan, your deadline to register for the portals is August 31st, 2025. After this deadline you will remain in or be moved to the standard rate, which will be $50 more per month starting from the first paycheck in October. Deadlines for new hires and instructions to register are listed in the benefits guide.

For those who voluntarily choose not to register for the wellness platforms offered, the employee will be charged a STANDARD rate (aka Non-Engaged). More details on Engaged vs. Non-Engaged will be shared with you in the benefit guide.

Chronic Illness Management

We are continuing Chronic Illness Management via the HealthJoy platform. If a member has a chronic illness, experts will be available to guide you through a personalized approach that has demonstrated outcomes to help employees. More details will be shared in the benefits guides and during the open enrollment webinars.

Vision and Dental Plans

UNUM powered by the EyeMed network will continue to be our vision carrier.

Our dental carrier will continue to be UNUM. NuAxis will continue offering two dental plans. You can search UNUM’s network of dental providers HERE. Please scroll down and click “Search” below “Find a Dental Provider” on the left. Select the Dentamax Plus / AlwaysCare network.

HealthJoy Healthcare Concierge Service

NuAxis will continue to offer a healthcare concierge service. Any employee enrolling in medical coverage will have access to this benefit at no cost. If you are newly electing the medical plan please note that invitations will be coming from HealthJoy on or around August 1. 

FSA Rollover Reminder!

As always, FSA elections will need to be re-elected during Open Enrollment for the new plan year. Your existing contributions amounts do NOT transfer automatically to the new plan year.

FSA Reminder! Please remember that you can rollover up to $640 of your unused FSA funds into the new plan year, beginning August 1, 2025. Any balance over $640 will be forfeited if not spent by August 1, 2025. 

Additional Benefits

All employees will continue to have access to both the BenefitHub Discount Marketplace and LifeMart. 

Prepare for Open Enrollment

Below are a few ways to prepare for a smooth open enrollment.

Your benefits elections will be available for review in ADP. We encourage you to view your current benefit selections so that you have a general idea and can compare them to new options in the coming weeks. If you are unable to access your ADP account, please contact the NuAxis Service Desk.

·   First Time Users: If you haven’t registered on the ADP Workforce Now site, you must do so immediately.

·   Returning Users: If you can’t remember your user name or password, please use the Forgot Your User Id or Forgot your Password links on the ADP Employee Self Service portal.

·   Personal Information Update: If you have recently moved or changed addresses, please be sure to update both your Taleo and ADP accounts. Insurance cards will be mailed out to the address listed in ADP.

·   Register for one of the Webinars: We have shared the links above for two webinars. We will also have recordings available soon on my.nuaxis.com. These sessions will help you learn about our plan details and will help you decide which plans are best for you and we highly recommend attending a session.

WalkThere Challenge Completed!

We’re excited to announce that the results of the WalkThere Challenge are officially here! Throughout the month of May, you showed incredible dedication, enthusiasm, and community spirit, whether tracking steps through Healthy Merits or manually submitting weekly miles.

A Huge Thank You to All Participants!

Whether you were enrolled in the NuAxis medical plan or joined manually, your commitment to health and wellness made this challenge a great success. A big thank you to everyone who participated. Whether you hit new personal records or simply made an effort to move a little more each day, your dedication made this challenge a true success.

Every step taken was a step toward better well-being, and we’re so proud of what we accomplished together! We’re excited to share the results of the WalkThere Challenge!

Now, for the moment we’ve all been waiting for…

Here are our Top Steppers:

🥇 James Longwell – 224.63 miles

🥈 Richard Heller – 196.42 miles

🥉 Christopher Jordan – 182.79 miles

👏 A special shoutout to everyone who brought energy, enthusiasm, and determination every single day!

Prize Bands (based on total miles walked):

🚶‍♀️ 30 miles – $25

🚶‍♂️ 60 miles – $50

🏃‍♀️ 90 miles – $100

🏃‍♂️ 120 miles – $150

Bonus Prizes:

🏆 1st place earns an additional $200

🥈🥉 2nd and 3rd place earn an additional $100 each

🎁 Amazon gift cards will be distributed via email by early next week. Be sure to check your junk or clutter folders—just in case they land there!

This challenge is just the beginning. Let’s keep the momentum going by making small, healthy choices every day. Together, we’re walking (and working) our way to a healthier, happier team!

Thank you again to everyone who participated and helped build a healthier, more connected NuAxis community!

Bereavement Leave Policy

We have taken into consideration the personal needs that arise from the death of an immediate family member. You will be allowed leave for up to three days with full pay until and including the day of the funeral. Should you wish to attend a funeral that requires significant out-of-town travel (over 500 miles from your home), you may request an extension to the standard three-day bereavement leave of up to two days of paid leave.​​

Funeral leave pay will not be granted to employees attending a funeral during periods when, for other reasons, they are not at work, such as vacation, holidays, and illness. Immediate family is understood to include father, mother, step-parents, spouse, domestic partner, child, step-child, sister, brother, mother-in-law, father-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, and grandparents. ​If you request Bereavement Leave, you may be asked to provide evidence that a death has occurred in your immediate family.

Jury Duty & Court Subpoenaed Absences

If you are called to perform jury duty, or subpoenaed to court as a result of legal action that you did not initiate and which is clearly out of your control, you must provide a copy of the summons to your manager immediately upon receipt. While on jury duty, you will receive your normal compensation for up to 40 hours.

If 4 or more hours remain in the workday following jury duty, you should return to work and complete the remainder of your workday, except where otherwise prohibited by applicable state law. If you initiate legal action resulting in a subpoena for your appearance in court, you must charge the period of leave to PTO or Leave Without Pay. Please click here to read more

Why is walking the most popular form of exercise?

When it comes to simple ways to be healthy, walking is all the rage. Follow these tips to get started and learn more about fitness walking. You can get active in lots of ways, but walking is one of the easiest! For most people, it’s safe, easy to stick with and low- or no-cost. It doesn’t require any special skills or equipment. For such a simple activity, it has so many benefits. Click here to read more.

5 Reasons why you should have a healthy breakfast

Eating a healthy breakfast offers a range of benefits that support both physical and mental well-being. It replenishes energy levels by restoring blood sugar after an overnight fast, helping adults stay active and energized throughout the morning. Breakfast also boosts cognitive performance, improving concentration and mental function at work. Regularly eating a nutritious morning meal has been linked to better weight management, reduced risk of obesity, and higher physical activity levels. Click here to read more.

Lemon Garlic Butter Chicken

It is a simple yet flavorful dish that’s light, refreshing, and easy to make. The garlic butter sauce adds richness, while the lemon juice brightens up the flavors, making it a perfect balance of savory and zesty. It’s a great weeknight meal that pairs well with almost any side, and it’s healthy, budget-friendly, and packed with protein!

Submit Kudos

We receive commendations from our customers and our managers about the great work you do. These commendations like all other forms of feedback are a gift, and we want to hear even more about the great work you all do every day.

NuKudos is an app which will enable all NuAxis team members to submit a kudo/ shout out/commendation for their peers when they want to recognize them for doing something above and beyond.