Premium Rewards are health plan incentives for COVA Care and COVA HealthAware plan participants who complete a health assessment. An employee or their enrolled spouse can receive an incentive of $204 annually or $408 annually for both employee and spouse, if they fulfill the requirements to earn a Premium Reward during Open Enrollment.

See details here or in Spotlight on Your Benefits (page 12)

Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) ***

Enroll in a Health or Dependent Care FSA or both.

You must submit an enrollment request every year to have an FSA.

Health Flexible Spending Account - Maximum allowable contribution is up to $3,300.
Dependent Care Flexible Spending Account - Maximum allowable contribution is up to $5,000 depending on your tax filing status.

*** For Active State Employees Only***

Exciting News! ALEX is here!

If you need help figuring out the best health plan option for you and your family – no worries, ALEX is available again this year to help, as always the Choice is Yours!

Not sure which health plan is the best for you? Talk to ALEX, your online benefits counselor. ALEX evaluates your input and recommends a plan tailored just for you!

Visit ALEX today at https://start.myalex.com/cova/.

To Enroll or Make Changes

No action is required if you do not have changes to your health plan or you are not enrolling in an FSA (remember – you must re-enroll in an FSA each year).

You will use Cardinal HCM to make your online Open Enrollment(OE) elections.

First time in Cardinal? Forgot your Cardinal password? Visit https://cardinalproject.virginia.gov/login-help

Access Cardinal’s Open Enrollment page at https://www.cardinalproject.virginia.gov/OE for instructions.

OR, Complete an 2025 State Active Enrollment Form and submit it to your Benefits Administrator.