Contact benefits
Benefits Office
106 Bosworth Hall
631 S. Limestone
Lexington, KY 40506-0652
Phone: (859) 257-9519 option 3
Toll free: 1 (800) 999-2183
Fax: (859) 323-1095
Email: benefits@email.uky.edu
Work-Life
2365 Harrodsburg Road
Suite A250
Lexington, KY 40504
Phone: (859) 257-2648
Fax: (859) 323-1095
Email: worklife@uky.edu
Know Your Rx Coalition
If you have questions about your prescription benefits, please call us Monday-Friday 8am–6pm.
Phone: (859) 218-5979
Toll free: 1 (855) 218-5979
Fax: (859) 257-0098
Email: kyrx@uky.edu
Request a years of service check
Please contact retirement@uky.edu to get started.
When to contact UK Benefits vs your retirement carrier?
Call the UK Benefits office if:
- you are checking on your eligibility to participate in the retirement plan
- you want to know how to enroll
- you want to request a retirement enrollment packet
- you want to change your distribution of funds between retirement carriers
- you want to know your voluntary limit for the calendar year
- you would like to make an appointment with a Retirement Officer
Call your retirement carrier if:
- you want to change fund allocations with a carrier
- you want to change your address
- you would like a prospectus on individual funds
- you want to transfer money from one retirement carrier to another retirement carrier
- you would like to set up one-on-one retirement counseling for investment advice
- you would like to check on your account balance
- you want to change your beneficiary on your retirement account
- you would like a pre-retirement illustration
Health insurance
UK-HMO
UK-HMO website
1 (800) 955-8547
ukhmo@uky.edu
UK-RHP, UK-PPO, UK-EPO, UK SAVER, INDEMNITY
These health insurance plans are administered by Anthem Blue Cross & Blue Shield.
Anthem website
1 (855) 634-3383
Prescriptions
EXPRESS SCRIPTS
Express Scripts website
1 (877) 242-1864
Pharmacy help
Your Rx benefit
(859) 218-5979
kyrx@uky.edu
Dental insurance
UK Dental
P: (859) 323-8566
Delta Dental
P: 1 (800) 955-2030
Vision insurance
EyeMed
P: 1 (866) 723-0596
Flexible spending accounts
TASC
TASC website
P: 1 (800) 422-4661
Retirement savings carriers
TIAA
P: (859) 224-6900 - to schedule a meeting
P: 1 (800) 842-2776 - for customer service
Fidelity
P: 1 (800) 642-7131 - to schedule a meeting
P: 1 (800) 343-0860 - for customer service
Voluntary insurance
Cancer/specified disease, long-term care, short-term disability, and universal life insurance
The MPM Group
P: (859) 223-4973
P: 1 (888) 388-1676
mpmgroup@msn.com
Home, auto Insurance and pet Insurance
MetLife
P: 1 (800) 438-6388 (GET-MET8)
Social security
Social Security Administration
P: 1 (800) 772-1213 - to schedule an appointment or for general info
P: (866) 530-7754 - Lexington's local Social Security office
Medicare
P: 1 (800) 633-4227 - enrollment and details about Medicare