Open season, the annual period when Postal Service employees can make changes to their health coverage or choose a new plan, begins in November.

Unless you experience a qualifying life event, such as a marriage or the birth of a child, this is the only time of year you can enroll or change coverage in Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance (FEDVIP), Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB), USPS Non-Career Employee Health Benefits Plan (NCEHB) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs).

Here are this year’s open season dates:

• FEDVIP: Nov. 10-Dec. 8, 11:59 p.m. Eastern time
• FEHB: Nov. 10-Dec. 9, 5 p.m. Central
• USPS NCEHB Plan: Nov. 10-Dec. 9, 5 p.m. Central
• FSAs: Nov. 10-Dec. 21, 5 p.m. Central
• Annual Leave Exchange: Nov. 15-Dec. 15, 11:59 p.m. Central

You’re encouraged to evaluate your options carefully to determine if your coverage should be changed to better fit your needs.

Information will be available on the LiteBlue open season page, which will go live next week.

This year, all benefits guides can be downloaded from LiteBlue, beginning in early November. To request paper copies of one or more guides, call the Human Resources Shared Services Center at 877-477-3273 (press option 5) or TTY 866-260-7507 after open season begins.

via USPS News Link