Find information on the open enrollment page that’s right for you: PEBB retirees, PEBB employees and PEBB continuation coverage subscribers, and SEBB employees and SEBB continuation coverage subscribers.
Review information to help you make benefits decisions for 2025. Open enrollment is October 28 through November 25, 2024.
Enrollments, changes, and premiums are effective January 1, 2025.
If you are a Medicare COBRA subscriber, visit the Retiree open enrollment webpage.
Ready to make changes?
Find your form: Employees or PEBB Continuation Coverage. Learn how to return your form. Benefits 24/7 will be available to make changes on October 28. (Note: Pierce County, WSU, and UW employees must use Workday.)
There are many important changes to 2025 benefits and plans. See everything that's changing.
Routine vision coverage is changing
Employees must choose a vision plan by November 25, if their employer offers this benefit. If you do not, you will be enrolled in MetLife Vision. If your employer offers medical coverage only, you will no longer have routine vision coverage as part of your PEBB benefits starting January 1, 2025.
The PEBB Program is offering three vision plans that start in 2025. Learn more.
Routine vision coverage will be removed from medical plans. There will be three separate vision plans available: Davis Vision by MetLife, EyeMed, and MetLife Vision. Employees who do not make a timely plan choice will be enrolled in MetLife Vision. Learn more about your vision coverage options.
Vision hardware benefit under your new vision plan will increase up to $200 (from $150) for prescription eyeglasses or contact lenses, and will reset in odd years (2025, 2027, etc.) This benefit is for members enrolling in standalone vision coverage in 2025.
UMP Plus–PSHVN will no longer be available in Chelan or Douglas County. Members in Chelan and Douglas counties must change plans. If they do not, they will be enrolled in UMP Classic.
Confluence Health will no longer be part of UMP Plus–PSHVN.
The IRS raised the minimum deductible for consumer-directed health plans to $1,650 for single subscribers and $3,300 for families.
This affects Kaiser Permanente NW CDHP, Kaiser Permanente WA CDHP, and UMP CDHP.
The IRS raised the health savings account annual maximum contribution to $4,300 for single subscribers and $8,550 for families.
Available to state agency and higher-education employees. Learn more about FSAs.
FSA contribution for represented employees: Represented employees who make $60,000 or less per year may be eligible to receive an FSA contribution of $250 in January.
Note: The FSA was previously known as the Medical FSA.
You will pay a premium for medical coverage. There are no employee premiums for dental, vision, basic life, basic AD&D, and employer-paid LTD insurance. These benefits are paid for by your employer. If you choose to keep your employee-paid LTD insurance, you will pay that premium. You may also buy supplemental life and supplemental AD&D insurance for yourself and your dependents.
Employees who work for a city, county, port, tribal government, water district, hospital, etc., need to contact their payroll or benefits office to find their monthly premiums.
Open enrollment is your chance to:
Note: Pierce County, Washington State University, and University of Washington employees must use Workday.
If you want to enroll in MetLife Vision, you do not need to do anything.
To enroll in one of the other vision plans or make other changes, use Benefits 24/7 or a form. Find your form: Employees or PEBB Continuation Coverage. Make your changes using Benefits 24/7 or Workday by midnight on November 25, 2024.
Note: Pierce County, WSU, and UW employees must use Workday, even if you wish to enroll in MetLife Vision.
If you use a form:
If you use a form, return it as instructed below.
Return your form to your payroll or benefits office. They must receive it no later than November 25.
Return your form to the PEBB Program one of the following ways:
The PEBB Program must receive your form by November 25.
If you cover your spouse or state-registered domestic partner, you may need to respond to the spouse or state-registered domestic partner coverage premium surcharge. You will receive a letter if you need to respond. Learn more about the premium surcharges.
You are not required to stay in the same plan every year. You can change plans during open enrollment.
Changes to vision coverage
Employees must enroll in a vision plan by November 25, if your employer offers this benefit.
If you do not, you will be enrolled in MetLife Vision.
If your employer offers medical coverage only, you will no longer have routine vision coverage as part of your PEBB benefits starting January 1, 2025.
The PEBB Program offers three vision plans:
Use the Vision Benefits At-a-Glance Comparison to compare them.
Compare up to three medical plans side-by-side with the Online Medical Benefits Comparison.
You can also use the Medical Benefits At-a-Glance Comparison (printable).
In most cases, you must live in a medical plan's service area to join the plan. Exception: To enroll in a UMP Plus plan, you must live in one of the counties where it is offered.
Be sure to call the plans you are interested in to ask about provider availability in your county. If you move out of your plan's service area, you may need to change plans. You must report your new address no later than 60 days after your move.
View plans available to:
Summaries of Benefits and Coverage (SBCs) are required under the federal Affordable Care Act to help members understand plan benefits and medical terms. SBCs are not available for Medicare plans. View the SBCs for:
The PEBB Program offers three dental plans:
Use the Dental Benefits At-a-Glance Comparison (printable) to compare them.
Check the plans' provider portals to check if your current providers are in the plans' networks. You can also call the plan's customer service to ask about a provider's network status.
Learn more about your benefits using the resources below.
The October newsletter is your source for information about open enrollment. Read the edition for your member type.
Our medical plan carriers are hosting webinars. Check out the schedules.
Visit and explore to learn more about all the benefits available.
If you have questions about open enrollment or language assistance services (available free of charge):
Employees
Contact your payroll or benefits office.
PEBB Continuation Coverage subscribers
Call the PEBB Program at 1-800-200-1004 (TRS: 711) or send us a secure message.