Kansas University and other state employees, regardless of pay raises, face higher health insurance deductibles and premiums next year.

In another benefits change, should their employment end, employees’ insurance coverage will end with it immediately — at midnight that day instead of at the end of the month, as it currently does.

That includes retirements and employment being terminated for other reasons, according to KU’s Human Resource Management website.

KU’s Lawrence campus has approximately 4,600 faculty and staff participating in the State Employee Health Plan, according to Madi Vannaman, associate director of Human Resources for Benefits at KU.

Open enrollment is this month for KU employees participating in the state insurance plan. New plans go into effect Jan. 1, 2016.

State workers will get to choose between two providers, Aetna and Blue Cross Blue Shield, each of which will offer two coverage plans: Plan A and Plan C, according to an Associated Press report.

Plan A premiums will increase slightly, but workers on Plan C will see premiums nearly triple, according to the report. Deductibles will increase across the board, from $100 to $300 depending on the plan.

Open enrollment meetings for KU employees are planned at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Thursday at the Big 12 Room in the Kansas Union, 1301 Jayhawk Blvd. Information on open enrollment webinars can be found online at humanresources.ku.edu/open-enrollment.