Benefits Administration Letter 08-403 2008 Federal Benefits Open Season: Oredering and Distributing Materials
Updated September 15, 2008
Benefits Administration Letter 08-402 2008 Federal Benefits Open Season: Rider Information
Updated July 31,2008
Benefits Administration Letter 08-401 2008 Federal Benefits Open Season: Announcement
Updated July 31,2008
Benefits Administration Letter 08-201 The Massachusetts Health Care Reform Act
Updated January 14,2008
Benefits Administration Letter 08-202Orientation Materials for New/Newly Eligible Employees.
Updated April 29,2008
Benefits Administration Letter 07-405 UPDATED 2007 Federal Benefits Open Season: Overall Program Changes including FEHB Program Significant Plan Changes (UPDATED to include corrections and revisions that occurred after October 15, 2007)
Updated April 29, 2008
Benefits Administration Letter 07-405 2007 Federal Benefits Open Season: Overall Program Changes including FEHB Program Significant Plan Changes
Updated October 15, 2007
Benefits Administration Letter 07-404 2007 Federal Benefits Open Season: Conducting the Open Season
Updated October 4, 2007
Benefits Administration Letter 07-403 2007 Federal Benefits Open Season: Ordering and Distribution of Materials
Updated August 28, 2007
Benefits Administration Letter 07-402 2007 Federal Benefits Open Season: Rider Information
Updated August 21, 2007
Benefits Administration Letter 07-401 2007 Federal Benefits Open Season: What's New
Updated August 21, 2007
Benefits Administration Letter 07-202 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Pre-Tax Health Savings Account Allotments for Federal Employees
Updated April 6, 2007
Benefits Adminstration letter 07-201 Pre-tax treatment of FEHB and FLTCIP premiums for Retired Public Safety Officers under section 845 of the Pension Protection Act of 2006
Updated June 20, 2007
Benefits Administration Letter 06-406 2006 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Conducting the Open Season
Updated November 22, 2006
Benefits Administration Letter 06-405 2007 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Significant Plan Changes
Updated November 14, 2006
Benefits Administration Letter 06-603 Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) 2006 Open Season: Distribution of Materials
Updated October 26, 2006
Benefits Administration Letter 06-404 2006 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Ordering and Distribution of Material
Updated October 6, 2006
Benefits Administration Letter 06-602 The Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP): Program Overview and Agency Responsibilities
Updated October 6, 2006
Benefits Administration Letter 06-403 2006 Open Season: Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program
Updated September 7, 2006
FEHB Open Season 2006 Rider Information
Benefits Administration Letter 06-402 FEHB Open Season 2006 Rider Information
Updated August 7, 2006
Benefits Administration Letter 06-204 Flexibilities in Employee Benefit Programs, including the FEHB, FLTCIP, FSAFEDS and FEGLI Programs
Updated July 18, 2006
Benefits Administration Letter: BENEFEDS Portal
Benefits Administration Letter 06-203 BENEFEDS PortalUpdated March 27, 2006
Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program: Insurance Misrepresentations and Deceptive Sales Practices
Benefits Administration Letter 06-202 Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program: Insurance Misrepresentations and Deceptive Sales PracticesUpdated February 8, 2006
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Annuitants, Survivors and Former Spouses May Suspend FEHB Coverage to Use Peace Corps Health Insurance Coverage
Benefits Administration Letter 06-201 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Annuitants, Survivors and Former Spouses May Suspend FEHB Coverage to Use Peace Corps Health Insurance CoverageUpdated February 28, 2006
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Extended Coverage for Employees Called to Active Military Duty
Benefits Administration Letter 06-401 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Extended Coverage for Employees Called to Active Military Duty.Updated January 4, 2006
2005 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Delayed Reinstatement of FEHB for Employees and Annuitants with TRICARE Reserve Select
Benefits Administration Letter 05-411 2005 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Delayed Reinstatement of FEHB for Employees and Annuitants with TRICARE Reserve Select .Updated December 30, 2005
2005 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Temporary Extension of Coverage, Conversion to an Individual Contract, and the Right to Temporary Continuation of Coverage
Benefits Administration Letter 05-410 2005 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Temporary Extension of Coverage, Conversion to an Individual Contract, and the Right to Temporary Continuation of CoverageUpdated December 27, 2005
2005 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Opportunity for Coventry Health Care of Louisiana (Enrollment Code BJ) Enrollees who were Displaced by Hurricane Katrina to Change Plans
Benefits Administration Letter 05-409 2005 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Opportunity for Coventry Health Care of Louisiana (Enrollment Code BJ) Enrollees who were Displaced by Hurricane Katrina to Change PlansUpdated December 21, 2005
2005 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: FEHB and Medicare Part D
Benefits Administration Letter 05-408 2005 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: FEHB and Medicare Part DUpdated November 30, 2005
FSAFEDS - Limited Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Option for 2006
Benefits Administration Letter 05-801 FSAFEDS - Limited Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Option for 2006
Updated November 30, 2005
2005 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Conducting the Open Season
Benefits Administration Letter 05-407 2005 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Conducting the Open Season
Updated November 15, 2005
UPDATED 2005 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: 2005 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Benefits Administration Letter 05-405 UPDATED UPDATED Significant Plan Changes
Updated November 3, 2005
2005 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Ordering and Distribution of Material
Benefits Administration Letter 05-406 2005 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Ordering and Distribution of Material
Updated October 28, 2005
2005 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Significant Plan Changes
Benefits Administration Letter 05-405 2005 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Significant Plan Changes
Updated October 13, 2005
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: 2005 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Introduction
Benefits Administration Letter 05-404 2005 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Introduction
Updated September 20, 2005
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season 2005 Rider Information
Benefits Administration Letter 05-403 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season 2005 Rider Information
Updated August 3, 2005
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Delayed Reinstatement of FEHB for Employees and Annuitants with Transitional TRICARE
Benefits Administration Letter 05-402 Delayed Reinstatement of FEHB for Employees and Annuitants with Transitional TRICARE.
Updated June 28, 2005
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: Opportunity for Total Health Care - Plan Code N2 and Total Health Choice - Plan Code 4A enrollees to change health plans
Benefits Administration Letter 05-401 Total Health Care - Plan Code N2 and Total Health Choice - Plan Code 4A, will cease participation in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program effective July 18 and July 19, 2005, respectively.
Updated May 16, 2005
2004 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Conducting the Open Season
This BAL provides instructions on how to conduct open season. It informs agencies on what to expect during the open season period, i.e., questions about the availability of open season materials (enrollment forms, guides, brochures, etc.), conducting health fairs (who should be allowed to participate), timely and belated registration, effective dates, and cancellations. It also gives instructions on the types of actions the agencies must take with regard to open season transactions.
Updated November 2, 2004
Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program: 2004 Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program Open Season: Ordering and Distribution of Material
This BAL has a list of carrier contacts for ordering health plan brochures and a list of carrier addresses for sending enrollment forms for the 2004 FEHB Open Season. Each list includes names, phone and fax numbers and email addresses for each plan.
Updated October 27, 2004
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Revision of Health Benefits Election Form, Standard Form 2809
This BAL is to advise Federal agencies and retirement systems that the Health Benefits Election Form, Standard Form (SF) 2809 has been revised and is currently available. The October 2004 edition supersedes all previous editions of this form and makes obsolete the Annuitant/OWCP Health Benefits Election Form, SF 2809-1.
Updated October 15, 2004