End of Public Health Emergency Brings Changes to FEHBP Coverage
Posted On: May 25, 2023
End of Public Health Emergency Brings Changes to FEHBP Coverage
With the May 11 end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency comes changes to coverage under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP).
The Office of Personnel Management released public health emergency transition guidelines to FEHBP carriers.
Some major changes include out-of-pocket costs for lab and over-the-counter COVID-19 tests, FEHBP carriers can stop providing out-of-network coverage for vaccines, and carriers are encouraged to notify covered individuals of changes to key information about their COVID-19 benefits.