Welcome to the 2025 Open Enrollment Season! |
Dear Postdoc Associates and Scholars,
We hope the fall semester is off to a great start. We are writing to share information about your health and well-being benefits for 2025. Every fall, Open Enrollment provides the opportunity to explore the current and new benefits offered, and make any changes to ensure that your benefits continue to support you and/or your family’s needs for the upcoming year.
Mark Your Calendars
Open Enrollment begins on Monday, October 7, 2024, and ends at 8 p.m. ET on Friday, October 25, 2024. Changes made during this period will go into effect on January 1, 2025. As we approach the Open Enrollment period, please keep an eye out for additional details posted on the Benefits Open Enrollment webpage.
Benefits Highlights
Below you will find a summary of the changes to the 2025 benefits program offerings including newly available benefits and contribution changes. Additional details are available in the 2025 Benefits Overview.
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NEW! Vendor Change: SupportLinc for the GW Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Beginning January 1, 2025, GW will partner with SupportLinc to provide the GW Employee Assistance Program.
At some point in our lives, each of us faces a problem or situation that we could use help to resolve. When these instances arise, the employee assistance program (EAP) can help. The GW EAP powered by SupportLinc will continue to provide confidential support to help address life’s challenges and demands that come with balancing home and work. All previous EAP services will be offered, including work-life solutions, financial, legal and identify theft resource referrals as well as confidential counseling but with enhanced capabilities and technology. You choose how you access care - from in-the-moment support via phone and live chat to email, video counseling, textcoach, and in-person support. SupportLinc also provides online appointment scheduling in real time, vetted work-life referrals/resources and more! We invite you to join an upcoming session with SupportLinc to learn more! Visit our Open Enrollment Events calendar for details.
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Beginning January 1, 2025, the Postdoc PPO will include the following changes and expanded coverage:
Health Plan Contribution Increases
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The Postdoc Medical Plan contributions will increase by 5.5% in 2025. The monthly full-time Postdoc contribution increase will range from approximately $2 to $9, depending on your coverage level. UnitedHealthcare (UHC) will continue to be the medical insurance provider for the GW Postdoc PPO. OptumRx will continue to be the prescription benefit provider.
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Dental contributions for the Low PPO and High PPO dental plans will increase between about $2 and $6, depending on your plan and coverage level. There will be no contribution changes for the GW DMO dental plan. The DMO, High PPO and Low PPO plans continue to be offered through Aetna and there will be no changes in coverage.
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Vision coverage contributions will increase by about $1 or less per month depending on your coverage level. Under the plan, the frame allowance will increase from $130 to $150. The vision plan will continue to be offered through UnitedHealthcare.
Open Enrollment In-Person Fests & Virtual Events
We will offer both in-person and virtual opportunities for support during this year’s Open Enrollment period. We invite you to join us for our virtual coffee chat with GW Benefits and Gallagher Benefits to provide details about the 2025 benefit programs, and be sure to mark your calendar for our annual in-person Open Enrollment Fests. Activities differ among each Fest and range from complimentary vision screenings and vaccine clinics to massages, art therapy, fitness classes and more! You’ll also have the opportunity to speak directly with GW benefit plan providers and receive assistance with the enrollment process.
View the Open Enrollment Events calendar to register for the virtual coffee chat and get additional details on the fests.
Flu and COVID Vaccines
In partnership with the Medical Faculty Associates (MFA), flu and COVID vaccine clinics will be held at the Foggy Bottom Campus and Virginia Science and Technology Campus (VSTC) during October including on the open enrollment fest dates. Those who wish to receive their vaccine(s) at one of the clinics are strongly encouraged to register in advance. Insurance information will be collected during the registration process. GW Postdocs enrolled on the GW PPO, please have your UHC ID card available when registering. For more details, visit 2024 GW Flu and COVID Vaccines Services.
Postdocs covered by a GW medical plan can also visit area pharmacies and convenience care clinics to receive a flu shot at no cost.
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For information about other benefits and programs available to you, including well-being programs, please visit the benefits website.
Contact Gallagher Benefit services at 800-261-7109 to assist with any postdoc benefit eligibility or health and welfare benefit plan coverage questions.
Questions regarding the enrollment process or system may be directed to the Benefits Call Center at 833-698-0324 or benefits@gwu.edu.
We will continue to provide you with information about Open Enrollment in the coming weeks.
Best wishes for a healthy academic year,
Jennifer Lopez
Associate Vice President, Total Rewards
Suresh Subramaniam
Vice Provost for Graduate and Postdoctoral Affairs
GW Benefits I Human Resource Management & Development
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