What Is Open Season?

It’s the annual period when you can enroll, or if already enrolled, make changes to your benefits enrollment. Unless you have a Qualifying Life Event (QLE) during the remainder of the year, this is your once-a-year opportunity to make any changes to your benefits.

Benefits Programs and Dates

For most benefits program, Open Season begins on November 13, 2017 and ends on December 11, 2017 at 11:59 PM Eastern Standard Time.

During Open Season, you can make changes to benefits for the following programs:

• Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program

Bargaining Employees

Category 1: Career employees covered by the APWU, NALC, NPMHU, NRLCA, IT/ASC, NPPN, MDC, OS
Category 2: Career employees covered by the PPO

• • 2017 Premiums for Nationwide (FFS, HDHP and CDHP) Plans – coming soon
  • 2017 Premiums for Health Management Organization (HMO) Plans  – coming soon

Non-Bargaining Employees

• • 2017 Premiums for Nationwide (FFS, HDHP and CDHP) Plans – coming soon
  • 2017 Premiums for Health Management Organization (HMO) Plans – coming soon

• USPS Health Benefits Plan
• Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP)
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA)

Your Benefits Resources

The resources below provide additional information on benefits.

• Visit the Virtual Benefits Fair – coming soon
• 2017 Open Season Benefits Programs Chart
• See How Benefits Work Together
• Navigating Your Health Benefits Flyer
• Health Plan Brochures
• Benefits Placemat
• Frequently Asked Questions (Open Season, Coverage, FSAs, HSAs)
• Healthcare terminology

Source: USPS