Insurance Programs

New / Prospective Employees

As a Federal employee, you may be able to enroll in health, dental, vision and life insurance, flexible spending accounts, and apply for long term care insurance. You can find information about each program by clicking on one of the links below. Each section includes common questions to help guide you to the information you need.

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Vision

Can I continue coverage into retirement?

Answer:

There is no 5 year requirement for continuing your vision insurance under the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) into retirement. If you have FEDVIP coverage when you retire, it will automatically continue into retirement, no matter how long you have had the coverage.

To be eligible for FEDVIP you must have retired with an immediate annuity (a FERS Minimum Retirement Age plus 10 annuity, postponed, counts as an immediate annuity). Those in receipt of a deferred annuity are not eligible to enroll in FEDVIP. Please review Section 1 – Eligibility (Federal Annuitants) of any FEDVIP plan brochure.

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