federal open season

FEHBP carriers, new and old ones, have until May 31 to submit to the Office of Personnel Management their benefit and rate proposals.

The issue with the FEHBP is a good one: Too many plans and options to choose from. But the pros said you can narrow those choices down to two or three plans,

Even if you have an overall good health plan — such as one of the FEHBP options — the most important thing is its catastrophic coverage.