This Open Season, you have the first opportunity to enroll in the new Self Plus One option. This enrollment type is offered to FEHB employees and allows you to cover yourself and one eligible family member you designate to be covered. Your eligible family member can include:
n A spouse;
n A child under age 26; or
n A child age 26 or over who is incapable of self-support because of a mental or physical disability that existed before age 26.
If you only have one other individual you wish to cover, Self Plus One is the option for you. It is likely that you may save on health coverage costs when comparing this option to the Self and Family enrollment type, which is for two or more covered family members. Don’t pay for more coverage than you need!
To change your enrollment type to the Self Plus One option, enter your new selection into PostalEASE (online at https://ewss.usps.gov/esymain.htm, at a kiosk, or through a paper application). You will then need to re-enter your eligible family member into the system because his or her data will not automatically transition over.
Remember, you can switch to Self Plus One during this year’s Open Season, which ends December 14, 2015, 11:59 p.m. ET. For more information, visit the LiteBlue Self Plus One page at https://liteblue.usps.gov/selfplusone4.
— Compensation and Benefits,
Human Resources, 11-26-15
