{"id":27237,"date":"2023-11-20T16:19:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-20T16:19:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/11\/20\/is-it-hard-to-switch-health-plans-during-open-enrollment\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T05:04:41","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T05:04:41","slug":"is-it-hard-to-switch-health-plans-during-open-enrollment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/your-career\/2023\/11\/20\/is-it-hard-to-switch-health-plans-during-open-enrollment\/","title":{"rendered":"Is it hard to switch health plans during open enrollment?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\u201cI retired from Department of the Interior almost six years ago. My wife and I are on Medicare part A (not B) and my BCBS Standard (106) is self plus one. I\u2019m thinking of switching to GEHA High (313) to save money. Would this be a simple switch or is there something I\u2019m missing? Can I switch back to BCBS if I don\u2019t like GEHA?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

And any idea what percentage of retirees use FEHB and Medicare part A only?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Reg\u2019s Response<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the many attractive features of the Federal Employees Health Benefits program is that you can change from one health benefits plan to another during the annual Open Enrollment aeason. And you can do that every year, if you want to.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As for your other question, NARFE (the National Active and Retiree Employees Association) has reported that the vast majority of retirees don\u2019t enroll in Part B because they have adequate coverage without it.<\/p>\n\n\n