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New / Prospective Employees

Overview

As a Federal employee, you may be able to enroll in health, dental, vision and life insurance, flexible spending accounts, and apply for long term care insurance. You can find information about each program by clicking on one of the links below. Each section includes common questions to help guide you to the information you need.

Choose a program to begin:

Health

As a Federal employee, you may be able to enroll in health, dental, vision and life insurance, flexible spending accounts, and apply for long term care insurance. You can find information about each program by clicking on one of the links below. Each section includes common questions to help guide you to the information you need. Learn More

Dental

Eligible employees and annuitants can choose among 7 nationwide and 5 regional dental plans. Nationwide plans also offer international coverage. Learn More

Vision

Eligible employees and annuitants can choose among 5 nationwide vision plans. Nationwide plans also offer international coverage. Learn More

Life

We offer the largest group life insurance program in the world, covering employees, retirees and family members. Learn More

Flexible Spending Accounts

Eligible employees can choose to enroll in up to three different flexible spending accounts during Open Season. Learn More

Long Term Care

Most Federal and U.S. Postal Service employees and annuitants, active and retired members of the uniformed services, and their qualified relatives are eligible to apply for insurance coverage under the FLTCIP. Learn More

Life

What benefits are available?

The Federal Employees' Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) Program is the Federal Government’s group life insurance program, covering over 4 million Federal employees and retirees, as well as many of their family members.

Almost everyone needs life insurance; how much is for you to decide. To get help on how much you need, see page 5 of the FEGLI Program Booklet for Federal Employees or the FEGLI Program Booklet for U.S. Postal Service Employees.

FEGLI provides group term life insurance. It consists of Basic life insurance coverage and three types of Optional insurance.

Basic
In most cases, if you are a new Federal employee, you are automatically covered by Basic life insurance and your payroll office deducts premiums from your paycheck unless you waive the coverage. There are no preexisting conditions that disqualify you from enrollment.

Optional 
There are three types of Optional insurance. You must have Basic insurance in order to elect any of the options. Unlike Basic, enrollment in Optional insurance is not automatic - you must take action to elect the options and your time limit to elect Optional insurance is limited.  You have 31 days from the date of your appointment to an eligible position to elect Optional insurance. 

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