Open Season insights that could save you money

Each year, federal workers and annuitants get the opportunity to make changes to their health care plans during Open Season. The 2015 Open Season, which ends Dec. 14, has been the busiest on record. The most likely reason is this the first time feds have been able to switch to the self-plus-one option.

Since Open Season started on Nov. 9, Federal News Radio has written a number of stories, conducted on-air interviews and hosted online chats addressing feds’ open season questions. We’ve gathered all of that coverage on this page as a resource for our readers.

Federal employees or annuitants who still have Open Season questions can contact the OPM Retirement Information Office at 888-767-6738 or visit the OPM website for more information.

  • This week on "Your Turn", federal heath benefits expert Walt Francis joins host Mike Causey to answer your questions about FEHBP open season, which ends Dec. 14.

  • Tune in this week for Open Season tips from Walton Francis, insurance expert and author of the Consumers’ CHECKBOOK Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees.

  • Benefits experts at the Office of Personnel Management fielded questions from federal employees and annuitants during a Twitter chat. Self-plus-one was one of the questions feds were most interested in finding out more about.

  • Open Season is coming to a close and if you haven’t already made a decision on your federal health insurance, there’s no time like the present, says federal benefits expert Walton Francis.

  • Several important changes for 2016 have made this an open season for questions about the Federal Employee Health Benefits Plan. Federal News Radio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey and federal benefits expert Walton Francis answered your questions during a live online chat.

  • Federal benefits expert Walton Francis, author of the Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees, joins host Mike Causey to answer your questions and emails about FEHBP open season.

  • Open Season closes on Dec. 14. Here are a few reminders and handy links to help you navigate the final days.

  • This week on For Your Benefit, our hosts Bob Leins and Ray Kirk Ph.D., welcome Brian Sperling, Account Executive Specialist with Government Employees Health Association, Inc. (GEHA) to the studio.

  • Thanks to the immense interest in the new self-plus-one option under the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, the Office of Personnel Management is processing twice as many transactions than average.

  • Our host, Bob Leins, welcomes Ray Kirk, Ph.D., and Maureen Wilkin, CEBS, PHR to the studio. Both are Federal Benefits Specialists and trainers for NITP.

  • Several important changes for 2016 have made this an open season for questions about the Federal Employee Health Benefits Plan. Federal News Radio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey and federal benefits expert Walton Francis answered your questions during a live online chat.

  • The end of Open Season is just around the corner and Federal News Radio has got your back. Send us your Open Season questions and we’ll do our best to answer them before the Dec. 14 Open Season deadline.

  • Walton Francis, expert and adviser on federal health insurance joined Federal News Radio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey for an online chat about navigating FEHBP’s increases and plan eliminations for 2016.

  • This week on ForYourBenefit, our hosts Bob Leins and John Elliott will discuss the SAMBA program with Executive Director Walt Wilson and Deputy Executive Director Pam Cummings.

  • Federal benefits expert Walton Francis, author of the Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees, joins host Mike Causey to answer your questions and emails about FEHBP open season. November 11, 2015