open enrollment guide for faculty and staff

 2024 Open Enrollment Period: October 9 - 27, 2023

You are viewing the 2024 open enrollment information for GW Full and Part-Time Faculty and Staff in benefits-eligible positions and their eligible dependents.

Castlight

Take the mystery out of your healthcare with Castlight, a free service for GW employees, spouses/domestic partners and adult dependents covered under a university health plan.

You already know that the cost of medical services can vary significantly based on where you go, but you don't always have the time or resources to navigate the many options available—until now! Get ready to experience healthcare in a whole new way with Castlight,  easily compare prices and read patient reviews for doctors and medical services or prescriptions - all from the convenience of your computer or mobile phone.

As your personalized healthcare assistant, Castlight helps you get the most out of your health plan and benefits by allowing you to:

  1. Compare healthcare services
  2. See personalized costs taking into consideration site of care (virtual care vs in-person, PCP, urgent care, ER)
  3. Track your medical claims and healthcare spend
  4. Understand prescription options
  5. View current balances

With Castlight, you gain peace of mind by knowing that better care doesn't have to be expensive care.

Current GW medical plan participants, register in minutes at mycastlight.com/GW.

Learn more about Castlight by visiting hr.gwu.edu/castlight.

Privacy and Security

User privacy and security are of the utmost importance. To protect user information, Castlight invests in industry-leading protocols and processes. For additional information, review Castlight's privacy statement at us.castlighthealth.com/v2/privacy, or read their security detail at castlighthealth.com/security-detail.

Questions? Need Help?

Get support from a Castlight Guide over the phone, live chat or email.

Phone: (800) 682-1636 - weekdays 8 a.m. - 9 p.m. (ET)
Live chat via the web app
Email: [email protected]

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Castlight is available at no cost to GW employees, spouses/domestic partners and adult dependents covered under a GW health plan. To register, visit mycastlight.com/GW.