The 2026 Open Enrollment period began on Monday, October 6, 2025 and ended on Friday, October 24, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET.
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What is Open Enrollment?
Open Enrollment is your annual opportunity to reflect on your and your family’s needs and fine-tune your benefits package to match. Many life events can occur over the course of the year that can impact the types of plans and amount of coverage you need. Take this opportunity to think about the changes you and your family have experienced in the past year, or anticipate in the coming year. Then, determine which benefit plans and programs will best meet your needs and make your selections online using the new GW Benefits Enrollment System: go.gwu.edu/enroll4benefits.
What’s Included?
The benefits below are part of Open Enrollment, which runs October 6-24, 2025, and can only be changed during this period unless you experience a Qualified Life Event (QLE):
| Benefit | What's Included in Open Enrollment: |
| Health Savings Account | Your 2025 annual election will roll over into 2026. For example, if you elected to contribute $1,000 for 2025, you would have an automatic election of $1,000 for 2026. |
| Medical and Prescription Plan | The same plan you have now. |
What’s Not Included?
While the following benefit is not part of Open Enrollment, we encourage you to review during this time:
- SimpleTherapy
Don’t miss out on taking advantage of these valuable programs! For details, visit hr.gwu.edu/benefits.