For most benefits program, open season begins on november 12, 2018 and ends on december 10, 2018 at 11. The open season liteblue page has information and resources, including frequentlyasked questions faqs, informational videos, and a link to a health plan comparison tool from checkbooks guide to health plans to help you prepare. You may also enroll in healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts fsas. Open season, the onceayear opportunity for postal service employees to. Open season for the federal employees health benefits program fehb, as well as the. Open season is the annual period when employees can make changes to their health coverage or choose a new plan this year open season begins on november 10 th. Except for open season and the adding of new family members, most enrollments and changes of enrollment are effective on the first day of the pay period after receipt of this form at the hrssc. Usps employees can choose from a variety of health, vision and dental coverage during open season. Be prepared for fehb open season postal employee network.
Be prepared for fehb open season during open season, you will be able to sign up for federal employee health benefits fehb plans, make changes to your current coverage, or consider a new plan. Open season 2018 began on monday, november and runs for four weeks until monday, december 11. The office of personnel management opm has issued the official 2018 federal employees health benefits fehb program plan information online. For most benefits program, open season begins on november 12, 2018 and ends. The open season liteblue page has additional information and resources to help you prepare, including faqs, informational videos and a link to a health plan comparison tool from checkbooks guide to health plans. Postal service employees will be able to download health benefits guides from liteblue during this years open season, which begins nov.
During the open season period, you can enroll in or make changes to your medical, dental. Postal service employees should visit liteblue to download their fehb health benefits guides for this years open season. Usps blue, liteblue web pages to keep workers informed. This year, usps health benefits info will be on liteblue.
November 23, 2018 fehb, fehbp, fehbp open season, postal 7 comments open season for the federal employees health benefits program fehb, as well as the federal employees dental and vision insurance program fedvip and the federal flexible spending account program fsafeds ends on monday december 10, 2018. The information helps federal employees and annuitants with making choices in the upcoming 2017 fehb open season, which is november th through december 11, 2017. In a nutshell, the board decided that in 2019 the index the i fund follows will change. During open season, you have the opportunity to enroll, cancel, or change your enrollment in a number of benefits programs. You can read the full plan by checking out their november meeting minutes. Postal service employees can compare health plans during this years open season using checkbooks guide to health plans. January 4, 2018 how did you feel about the information and resources the postal service provided during last years open season human resources is inviting employees to share their feedback through a new online survey. Current usps employees can access the guide by visiting the ps. The federal benefits open season for the federal employees dental and vision insurance program fedvip and the federal flexible spending account. The 2017 open season runs from november to december 11, 2017. The postal service encourages you to evaluate your options to ensure you have the coverage you need without paying for services you dont. Office of personnel management opm announced today that for plan year 2019, the average total premiums for current nonpostal employees and retirees enrolled in plans under the federal employees health benefits fehb program will increase 1. The hrssc can give you the specific date on which your enrollment or enrollment change will take effect. The 2014 usps noncareer employee health benefits plan open season is scheduled for november 10 through december 9, 2014, 5 p.
Usps employees can use checkbooks guide to health plans to find the coverage that will best meet their needs. The 2018 open season runs from november 12 to december 10, 2018. During the open season period, you can enroll in or make changes to your medical, dental, or vision coverage. Make a change to your current enrollment during fehb open season november 12, 2018 december 10, 2018, 11. Youll also find a variety of resources to help you make the most of open season.
How to request duplicate w2 forms through liteblue and from the usps employee division postal employees have a few different options when attempting to obtain a duplicate w2 form. Benefeds administers fedvip enrollment and premium payment processes on behalf of the fedvip and fltcip carriers, as well as allotment payment processes for fsafeds. Tsps i fund to see a much brighter future with frtibs change. Opm announces 2019 health, dental, and vision program. Usps blue, liteblue web pages to keep workers informed about virus march 16, 2020 coronavirus, postal the postal service has introduced blue and liteblue pages with resources to help educate employees about the coronavirus pandemic. Additional information will be provided throughout open season, which ends monday, december 10. One of the best features of the federal employees health benefits program is your annual opportunity to select a plan that meets your health. Appendix d how to use postalease to manage your fehb. November 11 december 9 posted on november 12, 2019 november 12, 2019 by postal the postal service wants employees to know about some important changes concerning the open season benefits enrollment period that began this week. Employees can choose from a variety of health, vision and dental coverage through the following programs and plans. Make a change to your current enrollment during fehb open season november 12, 2012 december 11, 2012, 5 p. The feedback will help usps improve how and where employees received health benefits information.
Open season, the annual period when postal service employees can change their health benefits or enroll in a new plan, begins monday, nov. Liteblue online, over the phone through postalease or through the mail, is entirely up to you the liteblue option will almost certainly be fastest. Open season is coming november 11 to december 9, 2019. The fedvip open season period also starts on november 12, and expires on december 10, 2018. During this open season, eligible noncareer employees may make any one, or a. Four health plan types available during open season. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Home postal news daily recap usps 2018 pay dates and leave year. Thanks for a great open season open season online will be available for the next open season early november. Benefits open season poster november to december 11, 2017. For most benefits program, open season begins on november, 2017 and ends on december 11, 2017 at 11. Open season for fehb enrollment in apwu health plans. Supplemental dental and vision plans also are sponsored by the mail handlers benefit plan mhbp and may be used by mail handlers who are members of the npmhu even if they do not enroll in health insurance sponsored by the mhbp.
Open season, your onceayear opportunity to make changes to your health coverage or choose a new plan, is nov. Before making your final enrollment decision, always refer to the individual fehb brochures. Postal service is encouraging employees to visit the open season liteblue page. You may also enroll in health and dependent care flexible spending accounts fsas. For information on the insurance plans available to you, please click on the topics below. Enroll in your benefits during open season by law, the dates for postal and federal employee health benefits enrollment open season are from the monday of the second full work week in november through the monday of the second full work week in december. The 2019 open season is from november 11, 2019 through december 09, 2019. All of these open season changes may be made using postalease, which may be accessed online at s. Usps noncareer employee health benefits plan open season. The information contained in this comparison tool is not the official statement of benefits. Usps asks for feedback from employees on open season. Usps will offer four informational webinars for employees during this years open season.
You have two more weeks to change your health coverage or enroll in a new plan open season, the annual period when usps employees can make benefits changes, ends monday, dec. During the annual fehb open season, anyone eligible to participate in the fehb program may enroll, change health plans or options, cancel your fehb enrollment, and change participation in premium conversion waive or begin participation outside of open season, newly eligible employees may enroll within 60 days of their becoming eligible for the program, members who move outside of the area. By law, the dates for postal and federal employee health benefits enrollment open season are from the monday of the second full work week in november. Make an election as a new employee within 60 days of your date of hire. Which federal benefits programs participate in the open season. Open season for enrollment by postal and federal employees in the federal employee health benefits program begins the monday of the second full work week. Postal liteblue and open season public sector retirement. Open season enrollments and changes may be made via selfservice on postalease. The plans, highlighted on the open season site on liteblue, include health maintenance organizations hmos, which provide care from plan physicians and hospitals located in particular geographic or service areas.
Benefeds federal benefits enrollment fedvip, fsafeds. The federal employees health benefits program open season allows you to choose a healthcare plan that best suits your needs. In november 2017, the federal retirement thrift investment board option to expand its i fund, which included the following. The postal service will hold four webinars for employees who want to learn more about the offerings available during this years open season. How to use postalease to manage your fehb enrollment november 2012 usps24 page 2 of 5.