open enrollment guide for faculty and staff

 2025 Open Enrollment Period: October 7 - October 25, 2024 at 8pm ET.

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.

2025 Open Enrollment information will be available on September 25, 2024.

What's Included

The benefits below are part of Open Enrollment, which runs October 9-26, 2023, and can only be changed during this period unless you experience a Qualified Life Event (QLE). On the following page, you'll see which benefits are included in Open Enrollment and what happens if no action is taken.

Benefit What you'll have in 2024 if you don't act during Open Enrollment:
Flexible Spending Accounts No money will be deposited into your Health Care or Dependent Day Care flexible spending accounts (you must re-enroll every year).
Health Savings Account Your 2023 annual election will roll over into 2024. For example, if you elected to contribute $1,000 for 2023, you would have an automatic election of $1,000 for 2024.
Medical and Prescription The same plan you have now.
Vision
Dental
Legal
Voluntary Short-Term Disability The same plan you have now.
Long-Term Disability Buy-Up
Life Insurance
Accidental Death and Dismemberment

These benefits are part of Open Enrollment, and can only be changed once per year unless you have a qualified life event.