The Postal Service is reminding employees they can use Checkbook’s Guide to Health Plans to compare their options during this year’s open season.
The online tool has information about all plans available through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB).
This includes information on copays, deductibles, prescription drug costs and whether dental and vision benefits are included in specific plans.
Checkbook’s Guide to Health Plans is from the Center for the Study of Services, an independent nonprofit consumer organization that also publishes Consumers’ Checkbook.
The center has published its guide to federal benefits for more than 35 years. This is the third year USPS has provided free access for all employees and retirees through the Open Season LiteBlue page.
Last year, approximately 42,000 USPS employees compared health plans and made changes to their benefits during open season, saving an average of $78 each pay period.
Open season, the annual period when employees can change their health coverage or enroll in a new plan, will conclude Monday, Dec. 9.