Note for new hires: This page contains information for fall 2025 open enrollment, which sets plan choices and rates for calendar year 2026. If you’re a new hire and you’re signing up for your benefits for the remainder of calendar year 2025, please check your new hire benefits info for your UC Davis rates for that time period.
2026 Benefits Info Is OutUC has released info on new plans and rates for 2026. UC Davis has special rates for its employees that can be different than the UC-wide rates (such as the ones on UCNet and in some UC Open Enrollment mailing packets). Be sure to see the links below for rates info.
How to choose UC Davis Health for you and your family
The health expertise of a world-class university – still among your lower-priced options.
UC Davis Health is one of your lowest-cost options
Please note: health insurance rates on UC-wide mailings and websites may not reflect special prices for UC Davis employees. More details below.
SEE YOUR SPECIAL UC DAVIS RATES:
To see your health plan rates as a UC Davis employee, be sure to visit the UC Davis Human Resources open enrollment website and its rates information page.
UC Davis is part of a special pilot program, so UC Davis rates are different than UC-wide rates.
As a UC Davis employee enrolling in UC benefits, we hope you’ll consider staying in the UC family – and select a health plan that includes UC Davis Health.
Choosing a UC Davis Health primary care provider for your everyday care gives you a personal connection to the health expertise, discoveries and resources of:
- the world’s leading public research university system
- one of the nation’s top 10 public universities, and
- Sacramento’s No. 1-ranked hospital
Convenient locations and urgent care options
We proudly offer patient-centered care at clinic locations close to home and work, from Auburn to Elk Grove and Davis to Roseville.
For example, we have two clinics in Davis – including one right on the UC Davis campus – plus a clinic in Midtown Sacramento and several on our Sacramento campus. And we just opened a large new one-stop clinic in Folsom. To view all locations, see our clinics directory
We also offer employees a wide variety of options for urgent care and after-hours care.
When you’re ready to find a UC Davis Health provider, call our dedicated UC Davis Health employee phone line at 916-734-1700. This line has been specially established as part of our service commitment to our employees. You can also call this number if you have any questions.
How to choose UC Davis Health
To choose us for your family’s everyday care, first select a health plan that includes UC Davis Health (we may also be listed as UC Davis Medical Group).
Note: The UC Blue & Gold HMO remains among the lowest-cost HMO premium options for you, with rates equal to Kaiser. And it’s easy to switch from Kaiser.
- UC Blue & Gold HMO (Health Net)
- UC Care PPO (Blue Shield)
- HealthSavings+ PPO (Blue Shield)
- Retirees and Medicare recipients: please see resources like the UC Davis Human Resources retirees open enrollment page (recheck it as needed for updates), or your benefits materials
IMPORTANT NOTES!
1) Because UC Davis is part of a special pilot program, health plan rates for UC Davis employees may differ from those published in UC-wide benefits materials and websites (such as the UCnet website and the multicolor brochure in the systemwide Open Enrollment mailing packet). For information about the most accurate UC Davis rates, see the UC Davis Human Resources open enrollment website and its rates information page.
2) If you are in a bargaining unit represented by a union, the University will adhere to its collective bargaining obligations, and any applicable collective bargaining agreement, with respect to your contribution rates.
3) For benefits questions, please contact UC Davis Human Resources at benefits@ucdavis.edu.
If you are using a partner’s non-UC health insurance plan, you can also find UC Davis Health’s main list of accepted health plans here.
We may be listed as UC Davis Health or as UC Davis Medical Group in your plan materials.
If you don’t find us under those names, here are some other names we may be listed under that you can check for:
- UCD
- UC D
- UCD Medical Group or UCD Medical Center
- University of California, Davis
- Univ of CA Davis
When you’re ready to find a UC Davis Health provider, call our dedicated UC Davis Health employee phone line at 916-734-1700. This line has been specially established as part of our service commitment to our employees. You can also call this number if you have any questions.
