Union members will again have access to Consumers’ Checkbook’s online Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees and Annuitants. All NTEU members who currently are, or are planning to participate in Federal Employees Health Benefit (FEHB) plans or the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) will find this online tool useful when making decisions regarding their health and dental insurance plans.
The guide will be available on NTEU’s web site, www.nteu.org, beginning on November 11, 2024. Links are located under the Benefits tab. One is in the “Shopping and Other Discounts” section and the other is in “Insurance.” The links are imbedded within the language in the paragraph under Consumers’ Checkbook. The links will be available in the Benefit section throughout Open Season (November 11, 2024 – December 9, 2024). They will remain available throughout 2025 for NTEU members who may have a need that requires them to access the guide. The online guide was developed by Consumers’ Checkbook, a nonprofit organization that has published an annual paperback version of its guide for many years.
This online guide provides useful information about the many health plans available under the FEHB. The guide compares and ranks plans based on total costs including account premiums and estimated out-of-pocket costs (e.g., deductibles, co-payments, and prescription drugs); and on the yearly maximum that an enrollee could possibly have to pay out-of-pocket. The guide will also offer comparisons of the FEDVIP dental and vision plans available to federal employees. Members will be able to compare plan costs, review quality ratings, consider plan features, and gauge plan flexibility on issues like choice of doctors and other factors.