Take the time to review your benefit choices before Open Enrollment, Nov. 1-15. The following benefit changes become effective for all employee benefit groups on Jan. 1, 2024:

KingCare PPO and KingCare Select (Regence BlueShield) medical plans:

• The PrudentRx program will be offered by CVS to members who take specialty drugs. If you enroll in PrudentRx, you will pay $0 for eligible specialty medications. If you do not enroll, you will pay 30% coinsurance for specialty medications. PrudentRx representatives will contact all eligible employees to enroll.
• The CVS Cost Saver program will be added Nov. 1, 2023. Cost Saver will automatically provide discount prices on many non-specialty generic retail prescription drugs through GoodRx. No action is required by you – the discount prices will apply when you go to your usual in-network pharmacy.

All medical plans (Regence and Kaiser):

• In addition to regular preventive breast cancer screenings, further diagnostic breast examinations will now be covered at 100%. This may include mammography, ultrasound, and breast MRI.
• Coverage for in-network services and medications for termination of pregnancy will increase to 100%.

Flexible Spending Accounts:

• For Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs), the maximum contribution increases to $3,050 and the carryover allowed from this year to next year increases to $610. For more information go to Flexible Spending Accounts.

More information:

• Go to the Open Enrollment web page.
• Look for the Open Enrollment mailer sent to your home address.
• Sign up for an Open Enrollment Learning Session.
• Plan on attending one of the Benefit Fairs.
• Watch the Open Enrollment Overview
• Contact or stop by the Benefits office:

Chinook Building, 2nd Floor

401 Fifth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104

206-684-1556 kc.benefits@kingcounty.gov

Closed on Veterans Day: Nov. 10