OE message #10 to forward to employees

Washington State Health Care Authority sent this bulletin at 11/20/2024 09:00 AM PST

11.20.2024

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Message to forward to employees

This is the final of ten messages Outreach and Training will send related to the SEBB Program’s annual open enrollment. The emails are numbered for easy tracking.

We ask that you share these messages with employees according to the recommended schedule. Please do not forward this email directly to employees. Instead, copy and paste the message included below into your regular means of communication to distribute to employees.

Thank you in advance for your time and effort to share these messages.

If you have comments or suggestions, contact us through HCA Support.

Recommendation: Share this message with employees on 11.20.2024.

SEBB annual open enrollment ends Monday, November 25, 2024

Time is running out…have you made your changes?

Changes must be received by November 25, 2024

Make medical plan changes – UMP Plus–Puget Sound High Value Network (PSHVN) will no longer be available in Chelan and Douglas counties. Members in Chelan and Douglas counties must choose a new plan. Confluence Health will no longer be a part of UMP Plus–PSHVN.
Make changes online – Log in to Benefits 24/7 to make changes to your plans and attest to the spouse or state-registered domestic partner coverage premium surcharge, if required.
Enroll or reenroll in an FSA, Limited purpose FSA, or DCAP – Log in and enroll on the Navia Benefit Solutions website or complete Navia’s 2025 Annual Open Enrollment form, available on Navia’s Forms & Documents webpage, and submit it as instructed on the form.
Elections and changes must be submitted no later than November 25, 2024.
If you chose not to make any changes and are not required to attest to surcharges or change plans due UMP Plus–PSHVN leaving Chelan and Douglas counties, no action is necessary.

Questions

For questions about

Your enrollment or SEBB account: Contact your payroll or benefits office.
Benefits: Contact the plans.
Benefits 24/7: Go to the Help with Benefits 24/7 webpage or call the login assistance phone line at 1-866-335-0043. This line is for employee login issues only. Contact your payroll or benefits office for non-login related issues.

About the Health Care Authority (HCA)

Functioning as both the state's largest health care purchaser and its behavioral health authority, the Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) is a leader in ensuring Washington residents have the opportunity to be as healthy as possible.

There are three pillars of our work: Apple Health (Medicaid); the Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB) and School Employees Benefits Board (SEBB) programs; and behavioral health and recovery. Under these pillars, HCA purchases health care, including behavioral health treatment for more than 2.7 million Washington residents and provides behavioral health prevention, crisis, and recovery supports to all Washington residents.

Please do not reply directly to this message. For more information, visit the HCA website, where you'll also find contact information.

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The Washington State Health Care Authority (HCA) complies with all applicable federal and Washington state civil rights laws and is committed to providing equal access to our services. Visit HCA’s website to view complete nondiscrimination statements.