FEDVIP Open Season Also Coming

Also during the same open season period will be the initial sign-up opportunity for the new Federal Dental and Vision Insurance Program. The FEDVIP program will be open to both active and retired employees and certain family members, but only active employees will be allowed to pay premiums on a pre-tax basis; retirees will have premiums withheld from their annuity payments. On the vision side, there will be three national plans, each with high and standard options, and premiums will vary according to the type of coverage elected—self only, self plus one (the “one” must be someone who would be eligible for FEHB coverage as a family member) and self and family. Biweekly premiums for self-only family will range from $2.63 to $5.40, those for self plus one from $5.13 to $10.81 and those for self and family from $7.64 to $16.21.