2027 Annual Enrollment is October 29 – November 12, 2026

At RWJBarnabas Health, we believe Wellbeing starts with you. and we’re continuing to invest in benefits and resources that support you at work, at home and through every stage of life.

What’s new this year?

• Care Management through Maven: Offering 24/7 personalized support across different stages of life — from fertility and family building to pregnancy, parenting, pediatrics, menopause and midlife health. This support is available at no additional cost to employees and dependents enrolled in an Aetna medical plan. 

• Aetna Back and Joint Care, powered by Hinge Health: Physical therapy and musculoskeletal on-line support for pain, injury recovery and ongoing needs. Available at no additional cost to employees and dependents enrolled in an Aetna medical plan. 

• 1:1 Benefits Enrollment Support: You asked us for more personalized support to navigate complex benefit decisions. New this year, we’re offering virtual and onsite counselors to help you understand your options and enroll during annual enrollment from October 29 – November 12, with confidence.

• Cost and coverage updates: Health care costs continue to rise nationwide. At RWJBarnabas Health, we are committed to the financial wellbeing of our employees and have worked carefully to minimize the impact of these rising costs while continuing to provide high-quality and comprehensive health coverage. While RWJBarnabas Health will absorb most of the projected cost increase for 2027, employees will see some changes to their health plan costs and coverage in the Core, Flex, and Out-of-Area plans. To learn more on these changes, click here.

Annual Enrollment: What You Need to Know

Annual enrollment is your once-a-year opportunity to review, update or change your benefit elections.  The enrollment window starts on October 29, 2026 and ends on November 12, 2026. If you have any questions, please call the RWJBarnabas Health Benefits Center at 844.690.0920, Monday – Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. ET.

• Double-check your confirmation statement to ensure you have selected the correct benefit options and dependent coverage for 2027. 
• If you were enrolled in benefits in 2026 and do not take action, you will automatically continue enrollment in your current plan(s) for 2027, except for Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), which require a fresh election each plan year.
• If you are not currently enrolled in benefits and do not take action, you will not have coverage in 2027.

Note: You cannot make changes outside of the annual enrollment window unless you experience a Qualifying Life Event (QLE), such as a birth, marriage or change in coverage from elsewhere, during the year.

Key Resources for 2027 Benefits