Walton Francis, author of the annual Consumers’ CHECKBOOK Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees & Annuitants, joined Federal News Radio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey for an online chat to discuss your options during this year’s Open Season.

During Open Season, federal employees and retirees are given the opportunity to update their health care, dental and vision coverage. This year’s Open Season runs through Dec. 8. Francis was also a guest on today’s Your Turn radio show and will make a return appearance on next week’s program to answer more of your open season questions, including those they were unable to answer due to time constraints during today’s chat. Federal News Radio will host a series of chats and discussions, as well as author more articles on open season, throughout the next month. View all of our open season coverage here. Francis has authored the CHECKBOOK Guide for over three decades and is known as the authority on Open Season. Francis has worked for both the Office of Management and Budget, and in the Office of the Secretary at the Department of Health and Human Services. He has also testified before Congress about insurance issues for federal employees. Federal News Radio online chats are text only. There is no audio component. All online chats are archived and can be found here.

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