Blue & Gold, Kaiser premiums incorrect in Open Enrollment

Unfortunately, the 2026 Blue & Gold and Kaiser premiums displayed in UC's Open Enrollment and Alex tools are inaccurate—they are based on UC's previous proposals at the bargaining table and UC has informed us that they are unable to update them at this point.

Our actual premiums for 2026 Blue & Gold and Kaiser plans based on our Tentative Agreement (TA) are available here. Our rates are lower for most members—but slightly higher for some—because we won subsidies that keep costs affordable for everyone; no matter how much you make or who you insure.

You can still make changes to your Open Enrollment choices through November 21st.

If you haven't already, review the other wins in our TA and vote to ratify the TA. Nearly 7,000 members voted on the first day! The TA will only become our contract if more members vote YES than NO.

Dan Russell
UPTE President & Chief Negotiator
Business Technology Support Analyst, UC Berkeley