2026 WELS VEBA Health Plan Open Enrollment
WELS VEBA provides health benefits for workers at WELS and ELS calling bodies across the country. The above video provides information on the important advantages of WELS VEBA. A flyer highlighting the main points discussed in the video is available for download here. We encourage you to share this video and flyer with fellow workers and leaders at your organization as you make future health coverage decisions.
The WELS VEBA Commission is pleased to offer an open enrollment for the WELS VEBA Group Health Care Plan for the 2026 plan year. The open enrollment is available to eligible workers at all WELS and ELS sponsoring organizations, including sponsoring organizations that do not currently participate in WELS VEBA. Enrollment will open on November 3, 2025 and run through December 1, 2025.
If you would like to enroll in WELS VEBA or make a change to your current WELS VEBA coverage, you can do so via the WELS Benefits Service Center website at wels.bswift.com or by calling 1-800-487-8322 (option 1) beginning on November 3, 2025. Please carefully consider this opportunity to enroll in WELS VEBA, as the VEBA Commission does not hold an open enrollment every year.
Information regarding the 2026 open enrollment and WELS VEBA benefits is available in the 2026 WELS VEBA Benefits Guide.
The WELS VEBA Commission has also announced that the 2026 premium rates for WELS VEBA medical benefits will increase by an average of 8.5%, although the actual rate change will vary by sponsoring organization. The 8.5% increase is necessary to ensure that the plan maintains adequate long-term reserves, particularly given inflation-related increases in the cost of health care. Please consult with your sponsoring organization as you make changes in benefit coverage to discuss the impact on its financial resources and any additional financial obligation which you may incur. WELS VEBA health plan rates for 2026 are available here on the Benefit Plans website.