Open Season runs from November 11 through December 9, 2013. 

The 2014 premiums will be available at www.opm.gov/insure in early October. 

The 2014 Plan Information section at www.opm.gov/insure will be available by the first week in November. 

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2013 Open Season Checklist for 2014 Plan Year 

Federal Flexible Spending 

Account Program (FSAFEDS)

Federal Employees Dental and 

Vision Insurance Program 

(FEDVIP)

Federal Employees Health 

Benefits Program (FEHB)

Materials 

You May 

Need

 Access to www.FSAFEDS.com

 Access to 

www.opm.gov/insure

 Guide to Federal Benefits

www.opm.gov/healthcareinsurance/healthcare/planinformation/guides/

 Want to read more about this 

Program? Go to 

www.opm.gov/insure and 

under “Quick Links” click on 

Federal Benefits FastFacts. 

 Dental or vision plan brochure

 Guide to Federal Benefits 

www.opm.gov/healthcareinsurance/healthcare/planinformation/guides/

 Access to 

www.opm.gov/insure

 Access to www.BENEFEDS.com

and your password

 Want to read more about this 

Program? Go to 

www.opm.gov/insure and 

under “Quick Links” click on 

Federal Benefits FastFacts.

 Health plan brochure 

 Guide to Federal Benefits 

www.opm.gov/healthcareinsurance/healthcare/planinformation/guides/

 Access to www.opm.gov/insure

 Your password for electronic 

enrollment systems (if required by 

your agency) 

 Want to read more about this 

Program? Go to www.opm.gov/insure

and under “Quick Links” click on 

Federal Benefits FastFacts.

Getting 

Started

 Estimate what your annual 

health/dependent care outof-pocket expenses run 

each year.

 Check to see the three new 

dental plans and one new 

vision plan that will be joining 

FEDVIP in 2014

 If you have predictable dental 

or vision expenses for you or 

your family, first see whether 

your health insurance plan 

covers them.

 Check to see if your current health 

plan is leaving the Program next 

year or if its service area is 

changing.

 Check premium you will pay next 

year for your current health plan.
Open Season runs from November 11 through December 9, 2013.

The 2014 premiums will be available at www.opm.gov/insure in early October.

The 2014 Plan Information section at www.opm.gov/insure will be available by the first week in November.

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FSAFEDS FEDVIP FEHB 

Getting 

Started

(Cont.)

 Check if your health, dental, 

or vision insurance coverage 

will be different next year.

 Review the FSAFEDS Juke 

Box at www.FSAFEDS.com

for an extensive list of 

eligible expenses. 

 Use the FSAFEDS calculator 

to help determine how much 

to set aside. 

 If you are enrolled in a dental 

and/or vision plan, check the 

premium you will pay next 

year.

 If you are enrolled, review 

your current plan’s benefit 

brochure to see what changes 

were made for covered 

services and supplies. See if 

your out-of-pocket costs are 

changing.

 Review your current health plan’s 

benefit brochure to see what 

changes were made for covered 

services and supplies. See if your 

out-of-pocket costs are changing. 

 Determine what is the best type of 

health plan for you – Fee-forService Plan, Health Maintenance 

Organization Plan, High Deductible 

Health Plan, or Consumer Driven 

Health Plan. 

Reviewing 

Your 

Options

 An FSAFEDS account will 

reimburse eligible health 

care expenses for you, your 

spouse, and your dependents 

that are not covered or 

reimbursed by FEHB, 

FEDVIP, or other insurance, 

including reimbursing FEHB 

and FEDVIP copayments and 

deductibles (but not 

premiums). 

 You can quickly compare 

dental and vision plans, 

including the new dental and 

vision plans, by looking at 

Appendix I of the 2014 Guide 

to Federal Benefits. For a 

more detailed review of 

different plans go to

www.opm.gov/insure and use 

our “Compare Plans” tool or a 

tool provided by 

PlanSmartChoice. 

 You can quickly compare health 

plans by looking at Appendix E of 

the 2014 Guide to Federal 

Benefits. For a more detailed 

review of different health plans 

go to www.opm.gov/insure and 

use our “Compare Health Plans” 

tool or tools provided by 

PlanSmartChoice and Checkbook. 
Open Season runs from November 11 through December 9, 2013.

The 2014 premiums will be available at www.opm.gov/insure in early October.

The 2014 Plan Information section at www.opm.gov/insure will be available by the first week in November.

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FSAFEDS FEDVIP FEHB

Reviewing 

Your 

Options 

(Cont.)

 Dental and vision care are 

eligible expenses whether 

combined with FEDVIP 

coverage or not.

 The Dependent Care FSA 

reimburses eligible 

dependent care (nonmedical) expenses, covering 

expenses such as child care, 

before and after school care, 

and adult daycare.

 Add up the premium and outof-pocket costs for the plans 

that interest you. Determine 

whether this amount is more 

or less than what you expect 

to receive in benefits. Know 

the annual limits on what the 

plan will pay you.

 Consider enrolling in an 

FSAFEDS account to 

reimburse you for your out-ofpocket dental and vision costs.

 Consider enrolling in an FSAFEDS 

account to reimburse you for 

your out-of-pocket health costs. 

If You 

Want to 

Make a 

Change

 You must re-enroll during the 

Open Season – your FSA 

enrollment does not 

automatically carry over to 

the next year. Re-enroll 

at www.FSAFEDS.com or 

call 1-877-372-3337. 

 You may enroll or make 

changes to your enrollment 

online at

www.BENEFEDS.com. You 

cannot do this through your 

agency’s self-service system 

or with a registration form. 

You will need your user ID and 

password or create a new 

account. You may also call 

BENEFEDS at 1-877-888-

3337.

 

 Most agencies offer two ways of 

making changes during Open 

Season:

1. Through the agency’s online 

self-service system. You will 

need your password to log 

in.

2. By submitting a Health Benefits 

Election Form, SF 2809. Make 

sure you know where to turn in 

this form.

Check with your agency to see what 

it requires.
Open Season runs from November 11 through December 9, 2013. 

The 2014 premiums will be available at www.opm.gov/insure in early October. 

The 2014 Plan Information section at www.opm.gov/insure will be available by the first week in November. 

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FSAFEDS FEDVIP FEHB 

If You Do 

Not Want 

to Make a 

Change

 You must re-enroll during 

the Open Season – your FSA 

enrollment does not 

automatically carry over to 

the next year. Re-enroll 

at www.FSAFEDS.com or call 

1-877-372-3337. 

 

 If you are satisfied with your 

dental or vision insurance 

benefits and the price you will 

pay next year, you do not 

have to do anything. Your 

enrollment will automatically 

continue.

 If you are satisfied with your health 

insurance benefits and the price 

you will pay next year, you do not 

have to do anything. Your 

enrollment will automatically 

continue.