U.S. Office of Personnel Management - Ensuring the Federal Government has an effective civilian workforce

This is a general description of the plan changes. This page is not an official statement of benefits. For that, go to the Benefits descriptions in the Plan Brochure. Also, we edited and clarified language throughout the brochure; any language change not shown here is a clarification that does not change benefits.

• Your share of the non-Postal premium will increase by 18% for Self Only and 18% for Self and Family.

• We will modify our podiatric service coverage as established in Section 5 (a).

• We will modify our out of area non-emergency, non-authorized services coverage (Section 1 and Section 5).

• We will cover surgical assistants. (Section 5(b))

• We will change the medication copayments in the Prescription Drug Benefit Coverage. (Section 5 (f))

• We will limit the Viagra dispensing as established in Section 5 (f).

• We clarify x-rays and other diagnostic tests coinsurances. (Section 5(a))

• We clarify chiropractic service copayment. (Section 5(a))

• We clarify that certain medications will be dispensed by specialty pharmacies only (Section 5 (f)).