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The 2023 Federal Benefits Open Season for FEHB, FEDVIP, and FSAFEDS has concluded. Find resources and information to make informed decisions about your health, dental, vision, or flexible spending account benefits.
- Federal Retirees & Other Annuitants
The 2023 Open Season is from November 13, 2023 through...
- Active Federal Employees
The 2023 Open Season is from November 13, 2023 through...
- Dental & Vision
Enrollment takes place during the annual Federal Benefits...
- Federal Retirees & Other Annuitants
Open Season Online will be available for the next open season early November. For other retirement information visit opm.gov/retirement-services .
- What Retirees Should Know About Medicare Advantage and FEHB
- How Benefits Changed For 2023 Program-Wide
- Health Care Premium Costs Spike For 2023, OPM Says
- Gender-Affirming Care Expands
- Infertility and Maternity Health
- Can I Still Take Advantage of Telehealth with Covid-19 Concerns?
- Comparison Shop FEHB Plans to Maximize Savings
- What About FEDVIP?
- Can I Get A Flexible Spending account?
- I’m Ready to Enroll. Where Do I Go?
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For plan year 2023, there are a handful of FEHB plans that have special Medicare Advantage plans that Kevin Moss of Consumers’ Checkbook said “are absolutely without a doubt the best deals for annuitants.” Generally, plans under the FEHB Program help pay for the same kind of expensesas Medicare. FEHB plans also provide coverage for emergency care o...
The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program has 271 health plans choices available for 2023, many of which are offered only regionally. Insurance carriers offering these plans were asked by the Office of Personnel Management to focus on benefits for COVID-19, telehealth, maternal health, gender-affirming care and services, obesity, preventive ser...
Federal employees will spend an average of 8.7% more on their health insurance premiums in 2023. Rates will go up only an average of 0.21% for dental. For vision, rates will decrease by an average of 0.41%. This articleexplains why rates for vision and dental are more stable. For more information on how those costs will show up in your paycheck, ch...
For 2023 plans, all FEHB providers will again include some forms of gender-affirming care, defined by the Kaiser Family Foundationas “social, psychological, behavioral or medical (including hormonal treatment or surgery) interventions designed to support and affirm an individual’s gender identity.” For a breakdown of specific treatment options and ...
Federal Times reported in this articlethat beneficiaries can chose from four plan options that will provide assisted reproductive technology for a total of 18 plan options in 2023. One new plan option will provide a non-FEHB benefit for discounted ART procedures. Expanded serviceswill also include childbirth education classes, group prenatal care, ...
For the most part, beneficiaries under the FEHB program will not see a major drop-off of telehealth options for 2023, said OPM in this interview with Federal Times. Carriers are meeting this need in different ways, OPM said, which you can read more about here.
Consider: Of the 2022 plans that will be available again in 2023, 56 have premiums that decreased. Nine plans have premiums that stayed the same. In terms of the widely reported average increase, 119 plans had increases that were below the average, while 78 had average increases at or above 8.7%. On each end of the spectrum, one plan decreased by a...
BENEFEDSis the enrollment and premium processing system sponsored by OPM that you must use to enroll in the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program. For the 2023 plan year, FEDVIP carriers eliminated waiting periods for orthodontic services, provided services targeting pregnant enrollee wellness and education and offered teledentistry...
Yes. More than 420,000 Feds use pre-tax dollars to save an average of 30% on their family’s health care and dependent care expenses, according to OPM. A health care flexible spending account is a savings account used to pay for certain out-of-pocket health care costs not covered by insurance. Contributions to an FSA are not subject to payroll taxes...
OPM has instructions for how to choose your benefits at this link. And if you’re confused by all the acronyms and insurance jargon, check out this glossary of termsfrom accreditation to withholdings. Happy Open Season!
Learn about the changes, costs and options for federal employees, retirees and some military service members to enroll in health insurance for 2023. Find tips, tools and resources to compare and select the best plan for you.
The Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season begins Monday, November 13, 2023, and continues through Monday, December 11, 2023. During this period, you may: • enroll • change plans or options • change between self-only, self plus one, and self and family • cancel your enrollment
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Oct 17, 2023 · Learn when and how to select your health care plans for the upcoming year. Find out the key dates, resources and tips for federal employees, retirees and some military service members.
Sep 8, 2022 · Learn about the 2023 FEHB Open Season for federal employees, which will run from November 14 to December 12, 2022. Find out your options for enrolling, changing, or canceling health, dental, vision, and flexible spending plans.
