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. Download the fepblue app to get the most out of your coveragefind a provider. The first opportunity to enroll in self plus one will be during the annual federal benefits open season beginning in november 2015. Opm is taking action in response to concerns over a change in coverage in the blue cross blue shield outofnetwork. Use the fep website, to access benefit information and a variety of selfservice tools.
Nonpostal premium rates for the federal employees health benefits program. Office of personnel management open season processing center p. Advice neededblue cross basic or standard under medicare i am in trying to decide whether to change to switch from blue cross standard to their basic option during this open season. Employerbased coverage, medicaid and medicare have separate enrollment periods.
Today the blue cross and blue shield bcbs governmentwide service benefit plan, also known as the federal employee program fep, announced 2016 benefits for federal workers and retirees in the federal employees health benefits fehb program. The first opportunity to enroll in self plus one will be during the annual federal benefits open season. Feeforservice plans ffs 2016 total biweekly premium. Federal employee health insurance open season is there. Nonpostal premium rates for the federal employees health. Office of personnel management opm announced the federal employees dental and vision insurance program fedvip is now available to tricare eligible retirees and their families during open season. Yes, you could reenroll in the federal employees health benefits program during any open season, and there wouldnt be any financial penalty for doing that.
The 2018 open season is from november 12, 2018 through december 10, 2018. Changing to a lower cost fehb plan when you sign up for. The charts below provide information on biweekly and monthly premiums, including the total premiums, the amount the government pays, and the change in the enrollees portion of the premium compared to. I saw a post on the federal soup forum where someone wrote that bcbs std. The 2019 open season is from november 11, 2019 through december 09, 2019. The bipartisan budget act of 20 establishes a self plus one enrollment type in the federal. Anonymous always had insurance through my husband not a fed, but a teacher and i always. The fehb open season runs from november 9 through december 14, just a month or so away. Would that be like a married couple having two separate blue crossblue shield policies with separate deductibles, or can both my husband and i be carried under each others blue crossblue. There are many things to consider including the new self plus one option that does offer a little relief starting in 2016. I received a number of messages from active federal employees that were not able to get into employee express to make fehb plan changes. The blue cross blue shield association bcbsa announced feps enhanced benefits and competitive rates as open season for federal employees to choose 2015 health insurance coverage is set to begin. Coverage under a self plus one enrollment will be available beginning in january 2016.
Retirees using opms fehb open season online are getting. If you would like to speak to someone on the phone, please call our open season information center at 1800411blue 2583, weekdays from 8 a. Blue cross and blue shields federal employee program. If you sign up for a myblue account and complete your blue health. The federal government will become americas model employer for the 21st century. Nationwide blue cross and blue shield service benefit plan. Should you change to a lower cost fehb plan when you sign up for medicare part 3. Home blue cross and blue shields federal employee program. Federal employee program blue cross blue shield of vermont. Federal employee health insurance open season is there something better than bcbs. All private health plans share these marketplace oep dates. During that open season i used opms plan comparison tool and narrowed it down to bcbs basic or standard. Open enrollment is now until january 31, 2016, arkansas.
Expand im a retired federal employee annuitant, how can i enroll in the service benefit plan or make enrollment changes during open season. Fehb open season plan change issues federal employees. Fep maintains affordable rates while providing federal. Open season runs from the monday of the second full workweek in november through the monday of the second full workweek in december. For information on the insurance plans available to you, please click on the topics below. Blue dental,bluedental,fep, federal employee program, federal government,bcbs, federal,fep blue dental, federal government employee program blue,blue cross and blue shields fep blue dental login, federal government employee dental login,blue cross and blue shields fep blue dental program,blue cross and. Recruit, retain and honor a worldclass workforce to serve the american people.
I ordered 6 plan brochures through opms fehb open season online service on monday. Enrollment blue cross and blue shields federal employee. Open enrollment is now until january 31, 2016, arkansas blue cross is ready to help arkansans little rock this open enrollment season, arkansas blue cross and blue shield is offering a number of ways for people to shop for individual and family health insurance plans on or off the federal. For information on the current plan year, such as premiums and cost sharing in fehb and the most recent open season the period each year during which individuals can enroll or change health plans, see crs in focus if10324, the federal employees health benefits fehb program. The 2016 plan brochures are now available online at opm.
Federal employees dental and vision insurance program. Geha standard or high anonymous last year i switched from standard bcbs to aetna high deductatable plan with hsa and love it i stayed. Use opms open season online system available during open season. After two years with geha we found that our outofpocket expenses were higher than we anticipated. As a retired federal employee annuitant who wants to enroll in the service benefit plan or make an enrollment change, you have the following options. May i change to the fehbs blue crossblue shield during open season even if my husband is covered under the same health insurance company. Federal employees, retirees and their families will make their healthcare coverage decisions during open season, which runs from nov. For years, many have been asking for self plus one enrollment categories for fehb plans. This is a summary of the features of the 2016 blue cross and blue shield service bene. Dental and vision insurance program fedvip federal. Plan information, premiums, compare plans, quality measures, enrollment information, fast facts, enroll now. Active duty family members are eligible to enroll in fedvip vision insurance.
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