During the annual FEHB program open season, any employee or retiree eligible to participate in the FEHB program may enroll, change health plans or options, cancel their FEHB enrollment, and change participation in premium conversion (waive or begin participation in premium conversion is for employees...
Health Plans Respond to Parity: Managing Behavioral Health Care in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program The government often uses the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program as a model for both public and private health policy choices. In 2001, the U... MS Ridgely,MA Burnam,...
in 2026 and after, although in a rule-making notice last year OPM said that carriers longer-term “will likely weigh the costs and benefits of offering FEHB plans and PSHB plans,” which “may lead some carriers to scale back or discontinue participation in one or both kinds of plans.”...
The program was created by the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959 (FEHBA; P.L. 86-382). FEHBA and its subsequent amendments established the parameters for eligibility; election of coverage; the types of health plans and benefits that may be offered; and the level of the governmen...
as prepaid plans do. FFS plans allow you to choose your own physicians, hospitals and other health care providers without a referral. Some are open to all enrollees, but others require that you join the organization that sponsors the plan. Some plans limit enrollment to certain employee groups...
Benefit coverage for Utah's more than 60,000 federal employees and retirees is offered through the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program. SelectHealth, the insurance division of Intermountain Healthcare Visitors to the website can compare plans based on a number of quality indicators incl...