Insurance and retirement benefits

Benefits for you and your family, to help you now and in the future

The University of Kentucky is proud to offer a generous employee benefits package. We provide insurance, retirement savings, tools for your financial security and many benefits for your well-being. In fact, our benefits package helped us recently earn national recognition as a Great College to Work For.

Personalized support

We're here to help you make the best decisions for your unique needs, from in-house pharmacists who can help you save money on prescriptions, to retirement officers who can help you with every step of the retirement process.

Consults currently available:

Retirement officer

In-house pharmacist

Benefits advocate

Benefits that set UK apart

Insurance plans for your unique needs

Choose from health, dental and vision insurance plans, plus many other options for coverage.

Retirement savings to strengthen your financial future

Our 200% employer match to your retirement savings is among the best benefits available anywhere.

2024-25 Benefits and well-being

Overview of benefits, health plans, and more.

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News

November 17, 2023

EyeMed offering additional benefits in 2024

UK employees enrolled in EyeMed vision insurance will have new offers coming to them in 2024. It’s a mix of the latest discounts and extra savings that give benefits a boost, keep eyes healthy and save some cash. The new benefits include:

May 30, 2023

TIAA hosting one-on-one summer sessions on campus

TIAA, one of two companies that handles UK’s matching retirement savings plans, will be holding free, one-one-meetings with UK employees this summer in two locations on campus. No matter where you are in life—just getting started or planning for retirement—a session with a TIAA financial consultant can help create a plan for retirements goals. At the sessions, employees can get answers to these questions and more:

April 24, 2023

Update to coverage of some emergency room visits

Our HMO, RHP and EPO plans will have one change to how some emergency room visits are covered. The change does not apply to an emergency room visit which results in a hospital admission.

April 03, 2023

Routine vaccines for UK-HMO members

Effective July 1, 2023, UK-HMO Members can now receive many routine and commonly requested vaccines for a $0 co-pay* at your local, in-network pharmacies Effective July 1, 2023, if you are a UK-HMO member, you can receive the vaccines listed below, through the following channels: