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Dependent Eligibility Reverification Process | March 9 – May 4, 2026
During the week of March 9, 2026, employees who have enrolled a dependent prior to January 1, 2024, will receive a reverification letter from Alight Solutions. The reverification goal is to verify that dependents covered on our health plans are still eligible.
Benefits are an important part of your total City compensation, and we want every eligible dependent to stay on City benefits. If you would like assistance or support with the letter, please let Alight Solutions know. Alight Solutions can offer Language Line services if you would prefer to talk with them in a language other than English. They will also translate your non-English documentation, if needed.
This process will confirm that currently covered dependents—spouses, domestic partners, stepchildren, and children of domestic partners—remain eligible for coverage.
Please review all communications from Alight Solutions carefully. You may be asked to provide proof of financial partnership with your spouse or domestic partner, such as:
- 2023 or 2024 tax return, or
- Mortgage, bank, credit card, or auto loan statement dated within the last six months, or
- Active lease agreement
Documentation listing your spouse or domestic partner will also verify stepchildren or a domestic partner’s children. Marriage and birth certificates previously submitted do not need to be resubmitted.
We recommend gathering materials as soon as possible. The deadline to submit any required documentation is May 4, 2026.
For questions, contact Alight Solutions using the phone number provided in your letter. Thank you for your patience with the process, managing City benefit resources wisely.
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Trusted Benefits Vendors Communications: Did you receive an email at work from a benefits vendor and are not sure if it's legitimate? Check the benefits chart here for trusted/approved sender email addresses and domain names.
Health Plan Cost Transparency: As part of the Transparency in Coverage Final Rule, group health plans and health insurance issuers are required to post machine-readable files (MRFs) on a publicly available website, updated monthly. These files permit the public to have access to health plan payment information that can be used to understand health plan pricing and the cost of health care services.
Aetna medical and pharmacy files
Kaiser medical and pharmacy files (select "Washington" from either in-network or out-of-network readable files)
2025 Benefits Orientation - Regular Employees: View the recorded presentation for information including making the most of City of Seattle employee benefits, healthcare plans for the Most benefits program, employee well-being programs, Flexible Spending Accounts, optional insurances, employee responsibilities, and things to remember (1 hour and 1 second). See the Benefits Orientation time stamp.
2025 Benefits Orientation - Temporary Benefits Eligible Employees: View the recorded presentation for information on benefits for temporary employees who are eligible for the City of Seattle benefits (39 minutes and 52 seconds). See the Benefits Orientation time stamp.
Deferred Compensation Plan Orientation: View the recorded presentation here.
Health Plan Options for Retiring Employees Seminar: View the 2026 recorded presentations here for information about City-sponsored retiree health plan options, what employees should consider before retiring, COBRA considerations, premiums, how Medicare plays a role, and employees' responsibilities (27 minutes).
February 2026 Empowered Well-Being Newsletter: This newsletter features City events and benefits programs, as well as articles on winter Olympics: do your own, dementia-hearing loss link, the truth about celiac disease, heart disease prevention on a plate, walking more to lower high blood pressure risks, protecting your treasures, and is your babysitter emergency-ready?
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