If you’re a health-eligible state, public agency, or school retiree, you can now make most health plan changes through your myCalPERS account during Open Enrollment or with a qualifying life event.
Open Enrollment: Your Annual Opportunity to Make Changes
- Newly enroll in health and dental benefits (state retirees only)
- Change dental plans (state retirees only)
- Change health plans
- Add or remove dependents
- Cancel coverage
Health Enrollment Options With a Qualifying Life Event
- Newly enroll in health and dental benefits (state retirees only)
- Complete dependent eligibility verification (state retirees only)
- Change health plans
- Recertify parent-child relationships
- Add or remove dependents
- Cancel coverage
Why Should Retirees Use myCalPERS for Health Plan Changes?
When you use myCalPERS to submit your health enrollment requests, you’ll benefit from:
- Clear guidance on time frames and required documents, which you can securely upload at your convenience
- Prompt electronic notifications for eligibility verification and approval
- An email plus a confirmation letter sent to your myCalPERS account once your enrollment or change request is approved
- The ability to track the status of your request at any time
If you don’t have a myCalPERS account yet, register today. A how-to guide — Using myCalPERS — is available online, or call us at 888 CalPERS (or 888-225-7377) so we can help you.