Open Election Period Planned

The FLTCIP has not had an open season since the program was created in 2002–during that time, active employees and their spouses were subjected to only an abbreviated form of underwriting. OPM said that a new open enrollment period will be offered in which current enrollees can choose to keep their premiums level by making certain benefit changes, keeping their current benefit structure, or switch to a new benefit package without underwriting. OPM to date has not announced the effective date of the open season or of the premium and benefit changes.