2026 Employee Benefits Modification Summary

The following material provided a summarized overview of notable employee benefit adjustments for the 2026 plan year.

Benefit Broker

  • Change from Dillingham Benefits to Summit Financial Group

Medical

  • Base plan deductible for individual’s increased from $3,300 in 2025 to $3,400 for 2026.

  • Base plan deductible for families increased from $6,600 in 2025 to $6,800 for 2026.

  • Buy Up plan deductible-no change ($500 individual/$1500 families)

Dental

  • No changes made going into the 2025 year.

Vision

  • Provider change from SunLife (2025) to Mutual of Omaha (2026)

  • Allowance: Contact lenses $130 + 15% off balance

Accident

  • Provider change from SunLife (2025) to Mutual of Omaha (2026)

  • Various allowance changes per incident type - See Plan page for details.

Critical Illness

  • Provider change from SunLife (2025) to Mutual of Omaha (2026)

  • No other changes made going into the 2026 plan year.

Hospital Indemnity

  • Provider change from SunLife (2025) to Mutual of Omaha (2026)

  • Additional Feature - $100 per hospital Admission Express Benefit

Health Savings Account (HSA)

  • Individual contribution limit increased from $4,3000 in 2025 to $4,400 for 2026.

  • Family contribution limit increased from $8,550 in 2025 to $8,750 for 2026.

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

  • Healthcare FSA individual contribution limit increased from $3,300 in 2025 to $3,400 for 2025.

Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)

  • Provider change from SunLife (2025) to Mutual of Omaha (2026)

Retirement 401(k)

  • Individual contribution limit increased from $23,500 in 2025 to $24,500 in 2026.

  • Catch-up contribution limit: $8,000 (age 50-59 or 64+)

  • Catch-up contribution limit: $11,250 (age 60-63)

  • Total contribution limit: $32,500 (Age 50-59 or 64+), $35,750 (age 60-63)

Benefits Portal

  • Provider change from Maxwell Health to Employee Navigator

Employee Benefits Website

  • All plans updated with 2026 data


2025 Employee Benefits Modification Summary

The following material provided a summarized overview of notable employee benefit adjustments for the 2025 plan year.

Medical

  • Base plan deductible for individual’s increased from $3,200 in 2024 to $3,300 for 2025.

  • Base plan deductible for families increased from $9,600 in 2024 to $6,600 for 2025.

Dental

  • No changes made going into the 2025 year.

Vision

  • No changes made going into the 2025 plan year.

Accident

  • No changes made going into the 2025 plan year.

Critical Illness

  • No changes made going into the 2025 plan year.

Hospital Indemnity

  • No changes made going into the 2025 plan year.

Health Savings Account (HSA)

  • Moving from Health Equity to Employee Benefits Corporation for HSA Administration.

  • Individual contribution limit increased from $4,150 in 2024 to $4,300 for 2025.

  • Family contribution limit increased from $8,3000 in 2024 to $8,550 for 2025.

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

  • Moving from WageWorks to Employee Benefits Corporation for FSA Administration.

  • Healthcare FSA individual contribution limit increased from $3,200 in 2024 to $3,300 for 2024.

Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)

  • No changes made going into the 2025 plan year.

Retirement 401(k)

  • Individual contribution limit increased from $23,000 in 2024 to $23,500 in 2025.

  • Catch-up contribution limit: $7,500 (age 50-59 or 64+)

  • Catch-up contribution limit: $11,250 (age 60-63)

  • Total contribution limit: $31,000 (Age 50-59 or 64+), $34,750 (age 60-63)

Maxwell Health

  • No changes made going into the 2025 plan year.

Employee Benefits Website

  • All plans updated with 2025 data.


2024 Employee Benefits Modification Summary

The following material provided a summarized overview of notable employee benefit adjustments for the 2024 plan year.

Medical

  • Base plan deductible for individual’s increased from $3,000 in 2023 to $3,200 for 2024.

  • Base plan deductible for families increased from $9,000 in 2023 to $9,600 for 2024.

Dental

  • No changes made going into the 2024 year.

Vision

  • No changes made going into the 2024 plan year.

Accident

  • No changes made going into the 2024 plan year.

Critical Illness

  • No changes made going into the 2024 plan year.

Hospital Indemnity

  • No changes made going into the 2024 plan year.

Health Savings Account (HSA)

  • Individual contribution limit increased from $3,850 in 2023 to $4,150 for 2024.

  • Family contribution limit increased from $7,750 in 2023 to $8,300 for 2024.

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

  • Healthcare FSA individual contribution limit increased from $3,050 in 2023 to $3,200 for 2024.

Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)

  • No changes made going into the 2024 plan year.

Retirement 401(k)

  • Individual contribution limit increased from $22,500 in 2023 to $23,000 in 2024.

Maxwell Health

  • No changes made going into the 2024 plan year.

Employee Benefits Website

  • All plans updated with 2024 data. 


2023 Employee Benefits Modification Summary

The following material provided a summarized overview of notable employee benefit adjustments for the 2023 plan year.

Medical

  • Base plan deductible for individual’s increased from $2,900 in 2022 to $3,000 for 2023.

  • Base plan deductible for families increased from $8,700 in 2022 to $9,000 for 2023.

Dental

  • No changes made going into the 2023 year.

Vision

  • No changes made going into the 2023 plan year.

Accident

  • No changes made going into the 2023 plan year.

Critical Illness

  • No changes made going into the 2023 plan year.

Hospital Indemnity

  • No changes made going into the 2023 plan year.

Health Savings Account (HSA)

  • Individual contribution limit increased from $3,650 in 2022 to $3,850 for 2023.

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

  • Healthcare FSA individual contribution limit increased from $2,850 in 2022 to $3,050 for 2023.

Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)

  • No changes made going into the 2023 plan year.

Retirement 401(k)

  • Individual contribution limit increased from $20,500 in 2022 to $22,500 in 2023.

Maxwell Health

  • No changes made going into the 2023 plan year.

Employee Benefits Website

  • All plans updated with 2023 data.


2022 Employee Benefits Modification Summary

The following material provided a summarized overview of notable employee benefit adjustments for the 2022 plan year.

Medical

  • Base plan deductible for individual’s increased from $2,800 in 2021 to $2,900 for 2022.

  • Base plan deductible for families increased from $8,400 in 2021 to $8,700 for 2022.

Dental

  • No changes made going into the 2022 plan year.

Vision

  • No changes made going into the 2022 plan year.

Accident

  • No changes made going into the 2022 plan year.

Critical Illness

  • No changes made going into the 2022 plan year.

Hospital Indemnity (New)

  • Newly offered benefit.

Health Savings Account (HSA)

  • Individual contribution limit increased from $3,600 in 2021 to $3,650 for 2022.

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

  • Healthcare FSA individual contribution limit increased from $2,750 in 2021 to $2,850 for 2022.

Life Insurance and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)

  • Provider for Group and Voluntary Term Life and AD&D changed from Mutual of Omaha in 2021 to Sun Life in 2022.

    • As a result of the provider change, Evidence of Insurability (EoI) forms may need to be completed by employees requesting over $50,000 of coverage and for spouses with requests over $25,000 of coverage.

Retirement 401(k)

  • Individual contribution limit increased from $19,500 in 2021 to $20,500 in 2022.

  • Further details on Loan and Hardship Distributions described, with addition of new 401(k) Hardship Distribution Request form.

Maxwell Health

  • The benefit enrollment email template that is submitted once elections are approved by an administrator is updated to include a link to the COBRA Election Notice, with followup notice coming from COBRA Administrator later.

  • Improvements to new hire enrollment periods being assigned with the correct information automatically.

Employee Benefits Website

  • Plan breakdown spreadsheet images replaced with integrated drop-down menus to allow employees control over the specific amount of content they want shown on-screen and providing general performance improvements for website operations.


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