The ongoing benefits open season serves as a reminder that several proposed changes in the FEHB program that would require the approval of Congress have made virtually no progress. The White House in April proposed adding an option for self-plus-one coverage, making domestic partners of employees and retirees eligible for FEHB coverage; setting different premiums for enrollees based on tobacco use and/or participation in wellness programs; contracting for pharmaceuticals on a centralized basis; and allowing more types of plan designs into the program. However, the proposals drew little Capitol Hill attention apart from a House hearing touching on some of those issues in the spring, and the administration never even put out details on many aspects. Also having made no progress are several bills introduced by House Republicans, one to compel FEHB enrollees into the Affordable Care Act exchange system and one to do essentially the opposite by opening the FEHB gates to the general public. Also stalled are Postal Service reform plans that would allow USPS to break off into its own health insurance program. All of those potential changes would have largely unknown impacts on the coverage and premiums for the current FEHB population.