Liteblue is a portal which is specially curated to handle the data of the employees of the usps family. Federal employees group life insurance open season. Open season is the annual period when employees can make changes to their health coverage or choose a new plan this year open season begins on november 10 th. Materials soon will be appearing to promote our 2017. Open season, the annual period when postal service employees can change their. The health benefits, dental, and vision programs are. Open season is the time of year that you may change or update your health, dental or vision insurance without the need for a qualifing life event. Open season, your onceayear opportunity to make changes to your health coverage or to choose a new plan, is open through december 11.
During open season, you have the opportunity to enroll, cancel, or change your enrollment in a number of benefits programs. Nov 09, 2017 latest postal bulletin highlights 2017 open season. Federal employees dental and vision insurance program fedvip flexible spending accounts fsas the open season liteblue page has information and resources to help you prepare. Latest postal bulletin highlights 2017 open season. Be prepared for open season a new agreement has been. The 2016 open season will be held from november 14 to december 12, 2016. Oct 16, 2014 liteblue will provide you with 247 access to the program information you need open season, the period of time every year when you get to evaluate and change your health benefits, is coming soon, and this year, were going green. Open season changes allowed national postal mail handlers union. Open season postal employees can now make benefits.
Are you interested in getting comprehensive health insurance at an affordable price in 2017. The postaleasetelephone system and web sites provide a convenient, confidential, and secure way for you to newly enroll, change your current enrollment, or cancel your enrollment in the federal employees health benefits fehb program. During the open season period, you can enroll in or make changes to your medical, dental, or vision coverage. Elections will take effect on the first day of your first pay period that begins on or after october 1, 2017, provided you are in pay and duty status. Postal inspectors, office of the inspector general and pces employees, ri 702it for itasc career employees, ri 702nuor careerf usps nurse employees, ri 708psfor certain temporary noncareer usps employees mailed to you for fehb open. Government executive reports that usps employees and retirees will see a higher increase when lower employer. Usps health benefits usps hb plan noncareer employees only. Postal employees can participate in an online virtual benefits fair throughout this years open season, which runs from nov. For most benefits program, open season begins on november, 2017 and ends on december 11, 2017 at 11. Government website intended for authorized use only by postal service employees. Before you make a decision, please take a close look at the nalc health benefit plan. It is a place for employees to share and talk with customers. Open season postal employees can now make benefits changes. Open season is also time to consider any money that can be saved on outofpocket medical and dependent care expenses for 2017 from flexible spending accounts fsafeds.
Postal service employees should visit liteblue to download their fehb health benefits guides for this years open season. Fegli open season po box 970 greensboro nc 27497 0. Postal liteblue and open season public sector retirement. Elec tions made during open season will take effect on jan. Usps video explains open season options 21st century postal. Use our quick tools to find locations, calculate prices, look. Benefits open season poster november to december 11, 2017. Open season is the period of time in which eligible employees can enroll in an fsa offered through fsafeds. Usps life insurance for postal service employees is provided through the federal employees group life insurance fegli program the usps life insurance will pay 100 percent of the cost of your fegli basic life insurance coverage, and you pay 100% of the cost of fegli optional insurance components, such as fegli option b or option c. A variety of health, vision and dental coverage is available to usps employees during open season. There is a one year delayed effective date for coverage elected through the fegli open season. This fsa covers eligible medical, dental, and vision expenses. Through liteblue eretire you will be able to run annuity estimates for any fulltime usps employee that also meets the retirement specifications mentioned above. In the past, the guides were automatically mailed to employees.
You may also enroll in health and dependent care flexible spending accounts. For most benefits program, open season begins on november, 2017 and. Usps health benefits plan uspshb for noncareer employees only. The 2017 open season runs from november to december 11, 2017. The usps life insurance will pay 100 percent of the cost of your fegli basic life insurance coverage, and you pay 100% of the cost of fegli optional insurance components, such as fegli option b or option c. Service password or usps pin, you can reset them using the selfservice profile ssp application at. Postal service employees will be able to download health benefits guides from liteblue during this years open season, which begins nov. During the open season period, you can enroll or change your medical, dental, or vision coverage.
Be prepared for fehb open season postal employee network. December 2017 the postal record 15 annuitants and retirees can enroll by. The open season liteblue page has additional information, as well as access to checkbooks guide to health plans, a resource that can help you evaluate and compare specific plans. Open season enrollments in fsafeds are effective january 1 of the following year. The 2017 open season runs from november to december 11, 2 017. November to december 11, 2017 the 2017 open season runs from november to december 11, 2017. The information contained in this comparison tool is not the official statement of benefits.
Through liteblue, you can also access videos, faqs, and a link to postalease where you can make your health plan elections. The fehb rate increase is below projected increases for the national large group market. Additional information will be provided throughout open season, which concludes monday, dec. Usps life insurance for postal employees through fegli. If you have a health savings account hsa, this fsa is compatible with it. All of these open season changes may be made using postalease, which may be accessed online at or by calling 18774773273, option 1. Unless you have a qualifying life event during the remainder of the year, this is your onceayear.
The 2019 open season runs from november 11 to december 9, 2019. If you have access to postaleaseon the internet, at an employee selfservice kiosk available in some. Make your fehb selection online at postalease from the liteblue open season page ps. The 2016 federal employee health benefits fehb open season starts today, november 14, 2016, and runs through december 12, 2016. Open season starts on november and ends on december 11 at 11. Liteblue first time log in help needed postal employees. Liteblue helps employees monitor and manage careers and benefits. Usps employees, ri 702afor apwu, nalc, npmhu and nrlca career usps employees, ri 702infor career u. Usps news link 1117 open season, your onceayear opportunity to make changes to your health coverage or choose a new plan, is nov. The open season liteblue page has information and resources to help you prepare, including faqs, informational videos and a link to a health plan comparison tool from checkbooks guide to health plans. The domain uses a commercial suffix and its servers are located in na with the ip number 165.
For parttime employees and postal inspectors a manual annuity estimate will need to be performed through usps hr shared services. You may also enroll in healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts fsas. Make an election as a new employee within 60 days of your date. Before making your final enrollment decision, always refer to the individual fehb brochures. During the open season period, you can enroll, or if already enrolled, make changes to your benefits enrollment.
You also have secure access to postalease through liteblue to check, and during open season, change your benefits selections. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Open season, your onceayear opportunity to make changes to your health coverage or choose a new plan, is nov. Oct 27, 2017 usps health benefits plan uspshb for noncareer employees only. Once youre ready to make your selection, you can access postalease from the liteblue open season page, on blue, at employee selfservice kiosks, or by calling the employee service line tollfree at 8774773273, option 1 tty 8662607507. In the drop down list under location types make a selection post office location, service, etc. Use postalease to update health coverage postal times. The fair offers information about the federal employees health benefits program fehb, federal employees dental and vision insurance program fedvip and federal long term care insurance program fltcip, as well as flexible spending accounts fsas. Which federal benefits programs participate in the open season. Provided by alexa ranking, has ranked na in na and 3,418,704 on the world. Need help figuring out which health care, dental and vision plans are best for you during open season if so, you can use checkbooks guide to health plans on the open season liteblue page to compare available options. Current enrollees must remember to enroll each year to continue participating in fsafeds. Open season is coming heres what you need to know the 2017 open season runs from november to december 11, 2017.
What this means is that you will have 247, ondemand access to health, dental, and vision benefits information online at. Nov 03, 2017 the open season liteblue page has information and resources to help you prepare, including faqs, informational videos and a link to a health plan comparison tool from checkbooks guide to health plans. The usps has made consumers checkbook guide to health plans available to all postal employees at no charge. Make a change to your current enrollment during fehb open season. Enroll or reenroll in fsafeds during open season each year midnovember to middecember. Find information on all your available options for insurance or a fsafeds account. Est remember to take action regarding your benefits. Find information on our most convenient and affordable shipping and mailing services.
Jul 20, 2015 usps life insurance for postal service employees is provided through the federal employees group life insurance fegli program. Check back often, because liteblue will continue to evolve to transform and deliver results that serve you better. October 5, 2017 fehb, fehbp, fehbp open season, postal full sets of rate charts in addition to the biweekly and monthly premiums, you can also find the total premiums, the amount the government pays, and the change in your portion of the premium compared to last year. All of these open season changes may be made using postalease, which may be accessed online at s.
Nov 18, 2017 usps encourages you to take time to learn about the available plans and find one that best fits your needs and the needs of your family. Open season is the annual period when employees can make changes to their health coverage or choose a new plan. You may also enroll in health and dependent care flexible spending accounts fsas. Elections will take effect on the first day of your first pay period that begins on or after october 1.
Office of personnel management opm announced today that premiums for the 2017 federal employees health benefits fehb program will rise by an average of 4. During the special enrollment period, you may use postalease employee selfservice to enroll in the usps health benefit plan or change your enrollment. Nov 12, 2017 open season is coming heres what you need to know the 2017 open season runs from november to december 11, 2017. November 11 december 9 posted on november 12, 2019 november 12, 2019 by postal the postal service wants employees to know about some important changes concerning the open season benefits enrollment period that began this week. Liteblue lets you read usps news link and other communications. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. If you decide to enroll, change health plans or plan options. Postal employee guides have been mailed to employees in the past, however, the usps has determined that making the guides available online through liteblue employees will find it.
Using the liteblue usps epayroll, the employees can have access to their salary accounts, kra or their job description, and the employee benefits too. Theres even a place where you can give us feedback. Unauthorized access or use of this website may subject violators to administrative action, civil, andor criminal prosecution under the united states criminal code title 18 u. Open season, the annual period when postal service employees can change their health benefits or enroll in a new plan, begins monday, nov. During open season, you have the opportunity to enroll, cancel, or change your enrollment in a number of. When browsing this site, all activity and information. Latest postal bulletin highlights 2017 open season 21st. Cover story open season is coming heres what you need to know. Appendix d how to use postalease to manage your fehb. The postal service encourages you to evaluate your options to ensure you have the coverage you need without paying for services you dont. Usps employees can choose from a variety of health, vision and dental coverage during open season.
If you are unable to use postalease, you may complete the posta. During open season, eligible federal employees, federal retirees, and tribal employees can change. Its always held concurrently with the federal benefits open season from midnovember to middecember. Be prepared for fehb open season during open season, you will be able to sign up for federal employee health benefits fehb plans, make changes to your current coverage, or consider a new plan. The plan is the only one founded by, and run by, letter carriers. Appendix d how to use postalease to manage your fehb enrollment. Your health needs, dependent situation, plan coverage, and premium rates can change yearoveryear.
The postal service encourages you to evaluate your options to ensure you have the coverage you. Nov, 2017 usps employees can choose from a variety of health, vision and dental coverage during open season. Postal employee guides have been mailed to employees in the past, however, the usps has determined that. Each plans fehb brochure is the official statement of benefits. I used to think i was indecisive, but now im not so sure 3 users thanked orville smogbone for this useful post. Nov 07, 2012 be prepared for fehb open season during open season, you will be able to sign up for federal employee health benefits fehb plans, make changes to your current coverage, or consider a new plan. Open season to close mon, dec 11 as a reminder, open season, your onceayear opportunity to make changes to your health coverage or choose a new plan, is available through december 11.
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