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#FedFeed – OPM hosts Open Season Twitter chat
Welcome to the #FedFeed, a daily collection of federal ephemera gathered from social media and presented for your enjoyment.
Welcome to the #FedFeed, a daily collection of federal ephemera gathered from social media and presented for your enjoyment.
Open season is almost over, meaning federal employees only have a few more days to make changes to their health plans. In an effort to cover all its bases and reach out to younger feds, the Office of Personnel Management held a chat on Twitter to answer any lingering questions.
Welcome to the Federal Benefits #OpenSeason2016 chat for #Feds. We are ready! pic.twitter.com/hZ6kCHaUhn
— OPM (@USOPM) December 7, 2016
Feds were encouraged to submit any questions they might have had under the hashtag #OpenSeason2016. OPM’s experts then answered the questions in real time.
How do I find out what my copay will be? #OpenSeason2016
— Engine611 (@Coms4You) December 7, 2016
Have copays, deductibles or pharmacy expenses? You can save $. Check out FSAFEDS eligible expenses. https://t.co/O3jlIcYJJg #openseason2016
— OPM (@USOPM) December 7, 2016
Questions were few, so OPM spent the hour sharing information they expected to be most helpful to feds.
Curious when your new enrollment/change is effective? 1st day of 1st full pay period in January (1/1 for retirees) #OpenSeason2016
— OPM (@USOPM) December 7, 2016
What happens to FEHB or FEDVIP if you do NOTHING during #OpenSeason2016? Find out: https://t.co/omhWpYcYIY #openseason2016
— OPM (@USOPM) December 7, 2016
If you do NOTHING during #OpenSeason2016 you will NOT have an FSAFEDS account in 2017 or be eligible for carryover: https://t.co/UbYBSDUbGm
— OPM (@USOPM) December 7, 2016
Thanks for joining us, for more info on #OpenSeason2016, visit: https://t.co/MlteLNcYGa, https://t.co/uVDwAnlZko, or https://t.co/d5tx4gJltz
— OPM (@USOPM) December 7, 2016
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