Enrollment
As you reach new points in your life, your benefits needs may change.
Open Enrollment is your one-time opportunity to make benefit changes during the year, unless you have a qualifying life status change. If you’re a new hire or someone experiencing a life event, learn where to enroll in your 2026 benefits.
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How to Enroll
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Enroll online through Abbott Health Benefits by choosing an option below:
- Option 1: Enroll from a personal computer or mobile device
GO TO ABBOTT HEALTH BENEFITS- Click “Register” and follow the prompts to create your account
Important: For future logins, you can access your account using the username and password you created during registration.
- Option 2: Enroll from an Abbott computer
START AT MYHR- Click on “Health Benefits”
- You’ll be directed to your Health Benefits account with no login credentials required
Important: To protect your personal information, this process requires multi-factor authentication (MFA).
- Option 1: Enroll from a personal computer or mobile device
- Follow the on-screen prompts to review or select:
- Eligible family members you wish to cover
- Health plan options, including medical, dental and vision
- Optional spending accounts (health and dependent care)
- Additional vacation days
- Life Insurance options and beneficiaries
- After enrollment, you’ll receive a Confirmation of Benefits. If you notice an error or need to make a change, contact Abbott Health Benefits at 844-306-9222, Monday-Friday, 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. CT.
WHEN TO ENROLL
Enroll by the deadlines shown below for your given situation. Even if you currently have Abbott coverage, you must reenroll in these benefits during Open Enrollment. If you don’t take action, your selections will default to your current options for medical, dental, vision, and life.
| Your Situation | When to Enroll | When Benefits Begin | When Benefits End | Where to Enroll |
|---|---|---|---|---|
New Hire |
Within 31 days after your start date |
On your hire date (retroactive) |
December 31 of the current year |
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Open Enrollment Period |
During the Open Enrollment window |
January 1 of the following year |
December 31 of the following year |
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Qualifying Life Changes |
Within 31 days after the qualifying life event |
On the date of your status change |
December 31 of the current year |
HOW TO MAKE CHANGES
Life happens! You can make midyear changes to your benefits if you experience a qualifying life event. In those cases, changes must be made within 31 days of the event, or you will have to wait until the next Open Enrollment period. To make changes to your 2026 benefits, visit Abbott Health Benefits.
Examples of qualifying life events include:
- You get married or satisfy the criteria for a domestic partnership
- You become legally separated, divorced, your marriage is annulled or you dissolve a domestic partnership
- You have a child by birth or a child placed for adoption
- You gain or lose custody of a child
- You experience the death of a spouse/domestic partner or child
- There is a change in your or your spouse’s/domestic partner’s employment
- You or your spouse/domestic partner become eligible for Medicare