Open Enrollment

open enrollment for all staff, full-time faculty, full-time post-doctoral associates, and part-time tenured faculty    open enrollment for all other part-time faculty, post-doctoral scholars, and other eligible participants


What's New in 2022

Supplemental Medical Coverage

Available through PittPerks, MetLife is offering supplemental medical coverage with accident, critical illness, and hospital indemnity insurance. This employee-paid coverage would serve as a supplemental policy to complement your UPMC insurance provided by the University (or other existing coverage).

Enrollment in this optional coverage only takes place during the Benefits Open Enrollment period from April 25 through May 27 via PittPerks; enrollment for these voluntary benefits does not take place in Pitt Worx.

The supplemental medical coverage is only available to active employees.

Learn more about this new benefit.

Life Insurance Plan Enhancements

The 2022-2023 Benefits Open Enrollment features several plan enhancements to life insurance coverage offered through The Hartford. These enhancements are only available during the Open Enrollment period, which takes place April 27 through May 25, 2022.

These plan enhancements are only available to:

  • Full-time regular faculty, librarians, research associates, postdoctoral associates
  • Part-time regular, tenured/tenure-stream faculty at not less than 50% effort
  • Part-time regular librarians designated with expectations of continued employment at not less than 40% effort
  • Postdoctoral scholars
  • Full- and part-time regular staff

Learn more about the life insurance plan enhancements.

Want to learn more about what's available to you here at Pitt?

Benefits: Check out the Benefits section of the OHR website to find information about available insurance plans, education benefits, retirement savings, and more.

New Employees: Welcome to Pitt! Find a variety of campus resources and services, as well as tips on getting to know Pitt and Pittsburgh in the New Employees section.

Wellness for Life: Wellness is more than just your physical health. After updating your enrollment elections, head to this section to learn about wellness in all parts of your life.