OPM has not yet announced premium rates and plan changes for the FEHB program for next year, an annual announcement that typically is made in September. The announcement outlines the new rates, changes in the coverage areas of plans, additions, dropouts and other changes, although precise details of coverage aren’t available until just before the annual open season, which this year starts November 10 and runs through December 8. The annual announcement also provides similar information about the FEDVIP vision-dental insurance program, although that has been a largely stable program since its creation seven years ago; in that time the only major change has been the addition of several carriers effective with 2014. In both programs, if current enrollees make no changes during the open season, the same enrollment continues in the following year automatically.