Upcoming OE messages for employees

Washington State Health Care Authority sent this bulletin at 10/15/2025 11:10 AM PDT

October 15, 2025

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Upcoming OE messages for employees

To help prepare for the SEBB Program’s annual open enrollment (October 27 through November 24, 2025), we’ve drafted a series of ten messages for you to share with your employees. Below is the list of messages you will get from us over the next month. We’ve also included a link to all ten messages to assist with your communications planning.

Please note that these messages may change between now and the recommended distribution dates. We will notify you of any updates if they occur.

We ask that you do not make significant changes to the messages aside from updating the contact information. Feel free to modify the payroll and benefits office contact information as needed to meet the needs of your employees.

Message schedule

We ask that you share these messages with employees according to the recommended schedule below. The emails are numbered for easy tracking.

Message 1: Annual open enrollment begins October 27 (share October 21)
Message 2: Open enrollment resources (share October 24)
Message 3: What’s changing for 2026 (share October 29)
Message 4: Making changes in Benefits 24/7 (share October 31)
Message 5: UMP Plus plans no longer available (share November 4)
Message 6: Spousal attestation reminder (share November 7)
Message 7: FSA/DCAP (share November 10)
Message 8: Tips for choosing a health plan (share November 14)
Message 9: Update beneficiaries (share November 18)
Message 10: Open enrollment ends (share November 20)

Thank you in advance for your time and effort to share these messages as written. If you have comments or suggestions, contact us through HCA Support.

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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Nondiscrimination

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.

Upcoming OE messages for employees

Upcoming OE messages for employees

Message schedule

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