{"id":12727,"date":"2015-10-16T14:41:44","date_gmt":"2015-10-16T19:41:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=12727"},"modified":"2015-10-16T14:42:49","modified_gmt":"2015-10-16T19:42:49","slug":"four-health-plan-types-available-during-open-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2015\/10\/16\/four-health-plan-types-available-during-open-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Four health plan types available during open season"},"content":{"rendered":"<header class=\"entry-header\">\n<h1 class=\"entry-title-full\">The right fit<\/h1>\n<h2 class=\"link-subhead-full\">Four health plan types available during open season<\/h2>\n<div class=\"entry-meta\"><span class=\"entry-date\"><time class=\"entry-date\" datetime=\"2015-10-16T13:26:51+00:00\">USPS News Link &#8211; 10\/16\/15<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"entry-content full\">\n<div class=\"post-thumbnail\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-twentyfourteen-full-width wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/link.usps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/health_plan_types_largestory.jpg\" alt=\"Health insurance documents\" width=\"307\" height=\"205\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"link-caption\">USPS employees can learn about their health coverage options on the open season site on LiteBlue.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Four types of health plans will be available to Postal Service employees during this year\u2019s open season benefits enrollment period.<\/p>\n<p>The plans, highlighted on the<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"https:\/\/liteblue.usps.gov\/openseason\" target=\"_blank\">open season<\/a><\/em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>site on<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em>LiteBlue<\/em>, include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Health maintenance organizations (HMOs), which provide care from plan physicians and hospitals located in particular geographic or service areas.<\/li>\n<li>Fee-for-service plans with preferred provider organizations (PPOs), which allow employees to choose physicians, hospitals and other health care providers within the plan\u2019s network.<\/li>\n<li>Consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), which give users more freedom in spending health care dollars. Typically, members are responsible for certain up-front medical costs.<\/li>\n<li>High deductible health plans (HDHPs), which offer comprehensive coverage for high-cost medical events and a tax break to save for future medical expenses through health savings accounts (HSAs).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Office of Personnel Management\u2019s site also offers a<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.opm.gov\/healthcare-insurance\/healthcare\/plan-information\/compare-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\">comparison tool<\/a><\/em><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span>that can help employees evaluate and compare specific health plans.<\/p>\n<p>Open season, which begins Nov. 9, is the annual period when employees can make changes to their health coverage.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The right fit Four health plan types available during open season USPS News Link &#8211; 10\/16\/15 USPS employees can learn about their health coverage options on the open season site on LiteBlue. Four types of health plans will be available to Postal Service employees during this year\u2019s open season benefits enrollment period. 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