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Media Advisory
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Tel: 202-606-2402
OPM News Briefing to Announce Benefits and Premiums for the 2009 FEHB, Dental/Vision, and Flexible Spending Account Programs
Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Office of Personnel Management will hold a news briefing on September 25 to announce rates and features for the 2009 benefits programs.
Members of the media are invited to attend the briefing and should contact Mike Orenstein in OPM's Office of Communications & Public Liaison at 202-606-2402.
WHO: Nancy Kichak, OPM Associate Director
Kay Ely, OPM Associate Director
WHAT: Briefing on insurance products for federal employees and retirees
WHERE: OPM
Theodore Roosevelt Federal Building
1900 E Street, NW
5th Floor Media Center
Washington, DC 20415
WHEN: Thursday, September 25, 2008, at 1 p.m.
The Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program covers approximately eight million federal employees, retirees and their dependents. In 2008, nearly 246,000 individuals had a Flexible Spending Account (FSA), and the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) had more than 1 million enrollments.
The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is the leader in workforce management for the federal government. Our agency builds, strengthens, and serves a federal workforce of 2.2 million employees with programs like hiring assistance, healthcare and insurance, retirement benefits, and much more. We provide agencies with policies, guidance, and best practices for supporting federal workers, so they can best serve the American people.