Washingtonians who use the SecureAccess Washington (SAW) portal to access state services should be on the lookout for spoofed internet ads that pretend to be government links to SAW. The only correct SAW address is https://secureaccess.wa.gov. Learn more.
Learn the requirements to make changes to your PEBB Continuation Coverage. Most changes can be made during annual open enrollment or during a special open enrollment.
Annual open enrollment is held in the fall. To make any of the changes below we must receive the required forms no later than the last day of open enrollment. The change will become effective January 1 of the next year.
The PEBB Program must receive the appropriate PEBB Continuation Coverage (COBRA) Election/Change or PEBB Continuation Coverage (Unpaid Leave) Election/Change form within the timelines. You may also make some changes using PEBB My Account.
During open enrollment you can make certain changes online using PEBB My Account. You can:
Note: Please print or save your confirmation page when you’ve completed your changes. Check back in two business days to verify the coverage you selected and your spouse or state-registered domestic partner coverage attestation is correct.
Note: Please print or save your confirmation page when you’ve completed your changes. Check back in two business days to verify the coverage you selected and your spouse or state-registered domestic partner coverage attestation is correct.
When you submit an online plan change, please wait two business days to make any additional online plan changes.
There are some changes you can make anytime during the year without a special open enrollment. Use the PEBB Continuation Coverage (COBRA) Election/Change or PEBB Continuation Coverage (Unpaid Leave) Election/Change form unless otherwise noted.
There are several ways to notify us of your address change:
If you sign up for Marketplace coverage instead of PEBB Continuation Coverage, you cannot switch to PEBB Continuation Coverage under any circumstances.
If you sign up for PEBB Continuation Coverage, you can switch to a Marketplace plan during the Marketplace’s open enrollment period or if you have another qualifying event that triggers a special enrollment period (such as marriage or birth of a child). If you cancel PEBB Continuation Coverage early without another qualifying special open enrollment event, you will have to wait to enroll in Marketplace coverage until the next Marketplace open enrollment period. You could end up without any health plan coverage and may be charged high out-of-pocket costs if you receive health care services.
Once your PEBB Continuation Coverage expires, you will be eligible to enroll in Marketplace coverage through a special enrollment period, even if the Marketplace open enrollment period has ended.
In most cases, the change will occur the first day of the month after the date of the event or the date we receive your forms, whichever is later. If that day is the first of the month, the enrollment change begins on that day.
The PEBB Program
Phone: 1-800-200-1004
TRS: 711
HCA Support (secure, login portal with your personal account)
Send us a secure message through HCA Support, a secure website that allows you to log into your own account to communicate with us. You will need to set up a SecureAccess Washington (SAW) account to use this option.
