The 2025 Open Enrollment that began October 7, 2024 and ended on October 25, 2024 at 8pm (ET) is now closed.
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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/directbill.
Post-Age 65 Retiree: Medicare Exchange
The Open Enrollment period for GW retirees and dependents age 65 and older, who participate in Medicare plans through Via Benefits, is October 15 – December 7, 2024. For more information, please contact Via Benefits at (855) 232-5748 or you can review and enroll in Medicare plans online at my.viabenefits.com/gw.
What’s Included?
The benefits below are part of Open Enrollment, which runs October 7-25 2024, and can only be changed during this period unless you experience a Qualified Life Event (QLE):
| Benefit Type | Options |
| Medical and Prescription Plans | For retirees and their dependents under age 65*:
*Retirees and their dependents who are age 65 or older and enrolled in coverage through Via Benefits will receive separate information from Via Benefits during the Medicare Open Enrollment period |
| Dental Plans |
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| Vision Plans |
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What’s Not Included?
While the following benefits are not part of Open Enrollment, we encourage you to review them during this time:
- Pet Insurance, Identity Theft and Liberty Mutual Insurance Discounts
- Tuition
Don’t miss out on taking advantage of these valuable programs! For details, visit hr.gwu.edu/retiree-benefits.