To help USPS employees navigate their way through this year’s open season benefits enrollment period, here are some important definitions for sometimes confusing health insurance terms
Postal Service employees may participate in a virtual benefits fair throughout this year’s open season, which runs from Monday, Nov. 10, through Monday, Dec. 8.
OPM has spelled out more details of health insurance coverage changes and plan availability for the 2026 plan year, with several increases in the former but decreases in the latter.
Together, these programs continue to provide millions of federal and postal employees, retirees, and their families with access to comprehensive, affordable health coverage.
Enrollees in the new Postal Service Health Benefits Program, which replaced the U.S. Postal Service’s previous insurance offerings last fall, will see their premiums increase by 11.3% on average next year