Joint base san antoniorandolph, texas afns the office of personnel management has set the dates for the 2016 federal benefits open season from nov. The office of personnel management has released resources for federal employees to start preparing for the upcoming federal benefits open season, which runs from monday, november 14, 2016 through monday, december 12, 2016. In addition, opm is offering a new self plus one enrollment. The federal benefits open season for the federal employees dental and vision insurance program fedvip and the federal flexible spending account program fsafeds, and the federal employees health benefits program fehb has concluded. Joint base san antoniorandolph, texas the office of personnel management has set the dates for the 2016 federal benefits open season from nov. Federal employees health benefits fehb program open season. The 2016 federal employees health benefits open season has begun. Office of personnel management opm has announced the average premium rate for people covered by the federal.
Account program fsafeds emp oyees d ta a vision insurance program. Last chance for open season changes government executive. Open season for federal health benefits, dental and vision opm. Fehb open season federal employees retirement planning guide. Office of personnel management open season processing center p. Open season for federal health benefits, dental and vision. Opms first fegli open season in 12 years will run from sept. Open season for federal employees health benefits fehb is just. Remember, you can always get the answers to specific questions by talking to your agencys benefits officer. Employee health benefits program, so we wanted to issue this open season this year as weve gotten over that priority, spielman said. During this period, you can enroll in government health benefits plans, cancel enrollment, or change plans or options within plans.
Federal employees health benefits fehb program open. Opm offers limited second chance for fehb change federal news. Provide the customer service specialist with both claim numbers, social security numbers and the plans in which you each want to enroll. Open season for the 2016 federal benefits year began on november 14 and runs through december 12. If you are making an enrollment change, be sure to tell opm you want to enroll in the compass rose health plan, the type of coverage you want self only, self plus one, or self and family and the. Press release tuesday, september 29, 2015 open season for federal health benefits, dental and vision washington, dc the u. Office of personnel management opm announced premiums for the 2016 federal employees health benefits fehb program will rise by an average of 6. Opm will announce the lowestcost nationwide plan in early october during the open season rollout when rates for 2017 are released to the public.
The premiums for the fehb plan you are currently enrolled in are in the brochure you will receive from your plan during the annual federal benefits open season. Federal register federal employees health benefits and. The office of personnel management opm announced a 2016 fegli open season that runs. Open season runs from november 14 through december 12, 2016. Civilian benefits guide to the 2016 federal employees.
Federal benefits open season quick reference guide november 9 dece mber 14, 2015 click on the my epp button or you may go federal employees health benefits fehb effective date of open season election january 10, 2016 if you cancel your coverage the effective date is. Federal employees group life insurance program fegli life. An overview congressional research service r43922 version 9 updated 1 basics of the federal employees health benefits program the federal employees health benefits fehb program is the largest employersponsored health insurance program in. The upcoming open season will also give employees and retirees the chance to select supplemental dental andor vision. Joint base san antoniorandolph, texas afns the 2016 open season for the federal employees health benefits program, the federal employees dental and vision insurance program, and the federal flexible spending accounts program will run through dec. The upcoming open season will be from september 1, 2016 through september 30, 2016. Opm starts first open season for federal group life insurance in 12. A record number of fehb enrollees made enrollment changes during the recent open season, but we know there. Some less healthy individuals may elect coverage during open seasons.
Under the act, an open season for transfers would have begun on july 1, 1998, and run through december 31, 1998. The fehb rate increase is below projected increases for the national large group market the fehb open season, which begins november 14 th and runs through december 12 th, will give federal. Opm recently announced that a 2016 federal employees group life insurance fegli open season will be available to change your coverage starting september 1, 2016 through september 30, 2016. During open season 2015, you will want to pay close attention to the benefits and rates in both the plan you currently have and other fehb plans available to you. The office of personnel management has set the dates for the 2016 federal benefits open season from nov. Federal employees health benefits fehb open season the federal. If you are approaching retirement this is an excellent time to take advantage of low cost insurance options that you may not have thought of when you first. Resources to help you prepare for benefits open season. If you have questions about the fegli open season, please contact the benefits line at 8883202917. Opm is no longer producing the guide to federal benefits guide beginning with the 2016. Open season is from september 1, 2016 through september 30, 2016. Do not refer your questions to the office of personnel management opm or to your servicing human resources office hro. The 2016 federal employees health benefits fehb program open season will take place november 9, 2015 through december 14, 2015. The federal employees retirement open season act of 1997, passed by congress but vetoed by the president, would have allowed employees currently enrolled in csrs or the csrs offset program to transfer to fers.
Enroll in a fehb program change from one health plan to another cancel fehb enrollment. Covers employee and one family member self and family. It can be done at any time during the year by calling the retirement information office rio on 18887676738 or during open season by calling the open season online on 18003329798. In addition, you can check opms site for 2015 fehb premiums. This is the only notification you will receive regarding open season. Its quick and easy to request health benefit changes and plan information. Good morning and welcome to the 20 17 federal benefits open season facebook live event. The 2015 federal benefits open season begins monday, november 9, 2015 and runs through monday, december 14, 2015. You must submit an sf2817 to enroll in the fegli program or to changeincrease your current fegli coverage, without having a. What you need to know about open season by reg jones.
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