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No, you do not have to be enrolled in Self Plus One for the five years before you retire to meet the five-year requirement. You need to be enrolled in FEHB for five years before you retire, or for the entire time for which you were eligible to be enrolled, and retire on an immediate annuity to be eligible to continue coverage into retirement.

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After I retire, can I enroll in Self Plus One plan or do I have to be enrolled in Self Plus One for the five years before I retire in order to continue it into retirement?