The 2014 USPS Non-career Employee Health Benefits Plan Open Season is scheduled for November 10 through December 9, 2014, 5 p.m. Central Time (CT). Open Season enrollments and changes may be made via self-service on PostalEASE. During this open season, eligible non-career employees may make any one, or a combination of, the following changes:
n Enroll if not enrolled;
n Cancel enrollment;
n Change from Self Only to Self and Family; and/or
n Change from Self and Family to Self Only.
New enrollments and changes made during the 2014 Open Season will be effective January 10, 2015 (Pay Period 03-15). Non-career employees already enrolled in the USPS Non-career Employee Health Benefits Plan will have their coverage automatically continue into 2015 unless they cancel their enrollment during Open Season.
Distribution of Open Season Materials — Employees
The Guide to USPS Non-Career Employee Health Benefits Plan, the PS Form 3117, PostalEASE USPS Non-career Employee Health Benefits Plan Worksheet, the Summary of Benefits and Coverage (SBC), and the Summary Plan Description (SPD) will be available for download on LiteBlue at https://liteblue.usps.gov/openseason. If you prefer to receive a paper copy, you can request to have it mailed to you by calling the HR Shared Service Center at 877-477-3273, option 5; TTY 866-260-7507.
The Guide to USPS Non-Career Employee Health Benefits Plan includes:
n An overview of USPS Non-Career Employee Health Benefits Plan eligibility requirements and election choices during open season.
n Biweekly premium costs of the Plan.
n An explanation of the pre-tax payment feature, including a current listing of qualifying life events.
Newly eligible non-career employees will receive a notice in the mail indicating that they have an enrollment opportunity this Open Season. City Carrier Assistants and Mail Handler Assistants automatically qualify as eligible and therefore will not receive a notification letter.
— Compensation and Benefits,
Human Resources, 11-13-14
