USPS: Four types of health plans you can enroll in during open season

Four types of health plans will be available to USPS employees during this year’s open season enrollment period.

Ever wonder if you should have a different health plan?

There are four types of health plans you can enroll in during open season, the annual period when Postal Service employees can make changes to their health coverage.

The plan types are:

  • Health maintenance organizations (HMOs), which provide care from in-network plan physicians and hospitals located in particular geographic or service areas
  • Preferred provider organizations (PPOs), which offer fee-for-service plans that allow you to choose physicians, hospitals and other health care providers both inside and outside of a network
  • Consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), which give users freedom in spending health care dollars and offer plan-funded health reimbursement arrangements that may be used to pay certain up-front medical costs
  • High deductible health plans (HDHPs), which offer comprehensive coverage for high-cost medical procedures and a tax break to save for future medical expenses through health savings accounts

USPS is encouraging you to take time and learn about the available plans to find one that best fits your needs and the needs of your family.

This year’s open season runs from Nov. 12-Dec. 10.

The Open Season LiteBlue page has additional information, as well as access to Checkbook’s Guide to Health Plans, a resource that can help you evaluate and compare specific plans.

Source: USPS

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