Attachment 1: Easy to Use Chart for Ordering and Distributing Material

FSAFEDS FEDVIP FEHB 

Agency Responsibilities 

• Order brochures and other Open Season materials; 

• Distribute materials to employees, temporary continuation of coverage (TCC) enrollees, and spouse equit

• Provide access to materials to ensure employees make informed decisions. 

You must ensure Open Season materials reach your employees. TIP: Order enough materials to use all year to support new employees, benefit fairs, and ongoing employeThe 2009 Guide to Federal Benefits - Provides summary information on the FEHB, FEDVIP and FSAFEDS Pro

plans. Summary information includes plans available in each state, rates, benefits, and quality indicators. See BAL 

TIP: If you are unable to provide brochures for the geographical area in which an employee resides, please telephone number(s) listed in The Guide. The employee can then contact the plan directly for a brochure. 2008 Federal Benefits Open Season Fast Facts – Provides a snapshot of basic information on the upcoming Fed

will receive this via the benefitsinfo listserv prior to the start of Open Season. We will also post it at www.opm.gyour employees. 

We will issue other Fast Facts on topics relating to the Federal Benefits Programs throughout the year via the ben

Facts will also be available at www.opm.gov/insure. 

FSAFEDS Brochure (more information on 

pages 2-3) 

FEHB Plan Brochures - Bro

of 25 and boxed up to 250 iteminformation on pages 2-3). 

FSAFEDS Video -15 min education on 

Program (CD-R, DVD,VHS) 

TIP: No charge to agencies. See page 3 for information on obtaining. 

Program Materials 

FSAFEDS Poster Set - 13X10 

awareness/promotion 

TIP: No charge to agencies—post in public places during Open Season. See page 3 for information on obtaining.

FEDVIP Plan Brochures (more 

information on pages 2-3)

SF 2809 (The Health Benefi

agency permits paper enrollmordered from the General ServFederal Supply Service using procedures. Ordering information: 

• Form Number: SF 28• Title of Form: Health 

• National Stock No.: 7• Estimated Cost: $29.6

TIP: Screen fillable SF 2809 http://www.opm.gov/forms/
FSAFEDS FEDVIP FEHB 

Brochure Content 

Describes types of accounts available, benefits of enrollment, enrollment and 

account access procedures, including overview of expenses eligible for reimbursement. 

Describes the plan’s benefits, exclusions, and limitations. Brochurcomparison. 

Distributing Brochures 

Distribute to employees interested in enrolling in the Program. Only officially 

approved brochures should be distributed to employees. 

TIP: Announce to your employees where and how to access the brochure for their review. TIP: Allow employees to take a copy home for review. If employee enrolls, (s)he should keep the brochure. TIP: The brochure changes each year; old ones must be discarded. 

Employees currently enrolled will receive a 2009 brochure directly brochures on hand for reference and distribution to employees who OPM authorized brochures should be distributed to employees. TIP: Allow employees to take copies home for review, particulemployee enrolls or changes plans, (s)he should keep the brochreturned for reuse. TIP: Announce to your employees where and how to access FEreview. TIP: For FEHB Spouse Equity and Temporary Continuation o

• Provide same access to brochures as employees, and 

• Inform how to obtain brochures and FEHB enrollment 

plans 

Online Brochures 

Brochures will be available on our website in early November. Encourage employees to use the website as their pbelow addresses: 

• FSAFEDS brochures at www.FSAFEDS.com; 

• FEDVIP brochures at www.opm.gov/insure/dentalvision; and 

• FEHB brochures at www.opm.gov/insure/health. 

Obtaining Hardcopy Brochures and Other Materials 

E-mail fsafeds-hr@shps.com or 

bart.turney@shps.com, or call 1-502-326-

4575. If you are from a field office and your headquarters office is ordering materials for you, please do not also order. 

Request brochures from carrier contacts listed in Attachment 2. Plans determine number of 

brochures to send each agency based on the number of employees. Contact the carrier(s) if you do not receive them by November 1, 2008. 

Fee-for-service (FFS) plans shdesignated by agency’s headq

plan brochures by November agency’s headquarters. 

Request health maintenance odriven health plans (CDHP), a(HDHP) brochures directly frAttachment 3. If you do not rHDHP brochures by Novemb
FSAFEDS FEDVIP FEHB 

Obtaining Hardcopy Brochures and Other Materials (Cont.) 

TIP: Remember to order brand TCC enrollees, and new 

agency throughout the year

TIP: You can help control Pthe number of brochures yodistribute. 

Materials for You must let the visually impaired know information for FSAFEDS, FEDVIP and FEHB is available and accessthe visually impaired 

• FSAFEDS at www.FSAFEDS.com; 

• FEDVIP at www.opm.gov/insure/dentalvision; and 

• FEHB at www.opm.gov/insure/health. 

For FEHB, please see Attachment 4 for contact information to order fee-for-service (FFS) plan materials for the