Annual Benefits Enrollment Starts Now!

The health system invests in you with robust benefits to support your physical, mental and financial health. To take advantage of benefit offerings, including medical, dental and vision coverage, employees must enroll in (or waive) their benefit choices every year. The opportunity to do that for 2022 is now.

Annual benefits enrollment starts October 11 and ends at 5 p.m. CST on Friday, October 29.

Don’t delay – get started now. We encourage you to use the plethora of tools designed to help you get organized and ready to click “ENROLL NOW!” Start with the planning checklist, visit the virtual benefits expo, check out the calculators under Planning Tools, watch the videos and read the articles. If your spouse helps you make benefits decision, share this website with them, too.

How to enroll

When you are ready to enroll in (or waive) your benefit choices, click “ENROLL NOW” on the homepage of this site or type in the url: kansashealthsystem.bswift.com. Here’s how to enroll:

  1. Log in with your username and password; if you don’t remember, click “Forgot Password.”
  2. Click “Start Your Enrollment” and then update family information, including dependents. (You will need name, birthdate and social security number for new dependents.)
  3. Choose your benefits.
    1. Click “View Plan Options.”
    2. Choose the plan you want by clicking “Select.”
    3. Or waive coverage by clicking “I don’t want this benefit (waive).”
  4. Review and confirm.
    1. Review your beneficiaries for life and AD&D insurance and, if applicable, your HSA.
    2. Save your choices, then click “I agree and I’m finished with my enrollment.”
    3. Click “Complete enrollment.”
  5. Save a record of your choices.
    1. Click on the icon for print or email confirmation, whichever you prefer.

Help is here

Your Benefits team is available in many ways to answer your questions and support you with enrollment:

  1. Benefits help line: 888-494-9119 (open 8 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday; Spanish option available)
  2. Benefits email: benefitsconnection@kumc.edu
  3. Benefits enrollment website: kansashealthsystem.bswift.com
  4. One-on-one enrollment assistance sessions by phone or video conference: Schedule here or call 888-494-9119 to schedule a time.
  5. Virtual benefits expo: explore information from our vendor partners to learn more about each benefit. Complete the scavenger hunt and enroll/waive benefits for the chance to win amazing prizes!

Here’s to taking care of you in 2022!