Annual Enrollment 2026
The Manatee YourChoice Benefits Annual Enrollment for the 2026 Plan year begins on October 13th and ends at 11pm Eastern Time on November 14th.
Urgent: Immediate Action Required
This year’s enrollment is active, meaning you must make your benefit elections to continue coverage into 2026. Failure to act will result in the cancellation of your benefits. Don’t risk losing your coverage—submit your elections before the deadline of November 14, 2025 at 11:00pm Eastern Standard Time.
Annual enrollment is your opportunity each year to make changes to your insurance coverage without experiencing a qualifying life event. Employees can make changes to beneficiaries at any time throughout the year. All benefit elections/changes made during the annual enrollment period will take effect on January 1, 2026.
What's New:
- A new, streamlined structure in the Medical Plan allows you to choose what's best for your family's needs - It really is your choice! Select either the Standard Plan or the Premium Plan and that choice will apply to you and everyone one the plan...No more individual Aetna ID cards for members in your family! Everyone will be listed as a dependent under your (employee) insurance ID number for all of your Aenta plans.
- The Ultimate Plan is now called the called the Premium Plan. The Best Plan is now called the Standard Plan.
- The Premium Plan will have a 1% rate increase (compared to 2025). The Standard Plan has a rate decrease.
- There is not longer any cotinine (nicotine) testing to qualify for the Premium Plan.
Plan Coverage Comparison |
| Medical Service | Standard Plan | Premium Plan |
| Deductible |
>In Network-Individual: $250
>In Network-Family: 500
>Out of Nework-Individual: $750
>Out of Nework-Family: $1,500
|
>In Network-Individual: $0
>In Network-Family: $0
>Out of Network-Individual: $500
Out of Network-Family: $1,000
|
| Emergency Room Visits |
>In Network $200 Copay per visit plus 20% Coinsurance
|
>In Netowrk $0 |
|
Primary Care
Provider Office Visit
|
>In Network $30 Copay
Preventative Care/Screening $0 (Deductible does not apply)
|
>In Network $30 Copay
>Preventative Care/Screening $0
|
|
Health Care
Specialist Office Visit
|
>In Network $30 Copay
|
>In Network $30 Copay |
Medical Premiums |
| Medical Plan Tier | Standard Plan | Premium Plan |
| Employee Only |
$36.30
|
$46.61
|
| Employee Plus Spouse | $154.51 | $175.61 |
|
Employee Plus Children
|
$132.43
|
$150.52
|
|
Employee Plus Family
|
$183.30 | $213.05 |
Dental Premiums |
Vision Premiums |
| Tier | Employee Per Pay |
| Employee Only |
$2.46
|
| Employee Plus Spouse | $4.68 |
|
Employee Plus Children
|
$4.92
|
| Employee Plus Family | $7.24 |
$17.00
Employee Plus Two or More
$37.50
Important Email Notifications During Annual Enrollment
During or after your annual enrollment, you will receive important email notifications regarding your benefit election changes. These communications will come from DoNotReply@wexapps.com.
Please note:
- This is an automated, legitimate email address used to deliver essential enrollment information.
- These messages are not spam — be sure to check your inbox (and spam/junk folder, just in case).
To ensure you don’t miss any updates, we recommend adding DoNotReply@wexapps.com to your safe sender list.
How To Enroll
- Visit manateeyourchoiceenrollment.com
- Log in with your credentials
- Click on Annual Enrollment
- Follow the on-screen steps to complete your enrollment
Attention New Hires
If you were hired between September 2, 2025 through November 1, 2025 select the link below and follow the special instructions.
New Hires between September 2, 2025 and October 1, 2025 with a benefits effective date of 11/1/25 Click Here
New Hires between October 2, 2025 and November 1, 2025 with a benefits effective date of 12/1/25 Click Here