United States Office of Personnel Management

The Federal Government’s Human Resources Agency

Tribal Benefits Administration Letter

Number: 22-702 Date: October 14, 2022 

Subject: 2022 FEHB Open Season for Tribal 

Employees: Ordering and Distributing Materials and 

Conducting the Open Season

This Tribal Benefits Administration Letter (TBAL) is the second in our series 

of 2022 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Open Season for Tribal

Employees TBALs. This TBAL (22-702) provides instructions for ordering and 

distributing FEHB Open Season materials as well as conducting the Open 

Season.

The following attachments provide information regarding your 

responsibilities for the upcoming Open Season and assistance for your 

employees:

• Attachment 1: Provide Information to Tribal Employees about the

FEHB Open Season

• Attachment 2: Tribal FastFacts: What to Consider During the FEHB

Open Season for Tribal Employees

• Attachment 3: Process FEHB Enrollment Actions

Please distribute Attachment 2 (Tribal FastFacts) to your Tribal employees 

and inform them that the 2023 plan information will be available in October 

on our website. 

The Open Season resource materials, including the above 

attachments, are available on our website for distribution. 

FEHB Brochures

Encourage your employees to access all FEHB brochures online.
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All FEHB brochures are available on the OPM website in a Section 508-

compliant format. Individuals may download a PDF version of the brochure 

for printing, if desired.

Please be aware that the deadline has now passed to order printed FEHB 

Fee-for-Service (FFS) health plan brochures. If you did not order a supply of 

FFS health plan brochures, you can access these brochures directly on the 

OPM website. 

You can request printed HMO plan brochures directly from the health plan 

contacts as described below. 

Plan Contacts

Plan contact information for items listed below are available on our website: 

• FEHB Plan Contacts for Requesting Brochures

• FEHB Plan Tribal Liaisons

• FEHB Plan Contacts for Ordering Materials for the Visually Impaired

• FEHB Plan Contacts for Organizing Open Season Fairs

Health Fairs

Contact the individual FEHB Carriers to request their participation in health 

fairs (in-person or virtual) you may be hosting. Health Plan contacts for 

health fairs are available on our website. 

Premiums 

FEHB premiums will be posted on our website in October.

For 2023, there are several FEHB choices where the enrollee share of 

premiums for the Self Plus One enrollment type will be higher than for the 

Self and Family enrollment type. Enrollees who wish to cover one eligible 

family member are free to elect either the Self and Family or Self Plus One 

enrollment type. Enrollees should carefully check the rates of their current 

plan and any other plan options they are considering. If the Self and Family 

enrollee premium is less expensive, they may want to choose that 

enrollment type.

Additional Information

Visit our website to learn more about the FEHB Program.

If you are not already receiving the Tribal Programs Listserv messages, 

please request your subscription by sending an email containing your full 

name to tribalprograms@opm.gov. 
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For specific questions about the Federal Benefits Open Season, please 

contact your Tribal Benefits Officer. If you are a Tribal Benefits Officer and 

you have questions, please contact the OPM Tribal Desk at 

tribalprograms@opm.gov or 202-606-2530.

Sincerely,

Laurie Bodenheimer 

Associate Director

Healthcare and Insurance