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She said officials informed her of the \u201cbelated enrollment phase\u201d during a meeting Dec. 13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">TRDP coverage ends Dec. 31. If they still want to be covered under a government dental plan, retirees must enroll themselves and their family members in FEDVIP. Coverage begins Jan. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As of Dec. 13, there were 639,000 military retirees who had enrolled in<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/2018\/11\/08\/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-dental-coverage-for-military-retirees\/\" target=\"_blank\"> FEDVIP dental plans<\/a>. FEDVIP is available to military retirees whether or not they were enrolled in TRDP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Beasley said officials at the Office of Personnel Management didn\u2019t specify a deadline date for those in the military community to enroll in FEDVIP, other than it\u2019s an extra three months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Further information was not available from the Office of Personnel Management.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/2018\/11\/08\/heres-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-dental-coverage-for-military-retirees\/\" target=\"_blank\"><b>FEDVIP dental insurance plans<\/b><\/a><b>:<\/b> Military retirees and their family members enrolled in Tricare Prime, Tricare Select, or using Tricare for Life are now eligible for these programs. There are at least 10 choices available to potential enrollees through FEDVIP. Premium costs vary by geographic area, and among the different insurance carriers. But within each national plan available throughout the country and internationally, the other features and benefits of that national dental carrier will stay the same from one area to another. Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.benefeds.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">www.benefeds.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/2018\/11\/08\/new-military-vision-insurance-offers-cost-free-glasses\/\" target=_blank><b>FEDVIP vision insurance plans<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b> Most active-duty family members, retirees and reservists and their family members are now eligible for this new vision benefit under FEDVIP that provides extra coverage beyond what they\u2019re getting under Tricare plans. The FEDVIP vision coverage is effective Jan. 1. As of Dec. 13, eligible Tricare beneficiaries enrolled in 300,000 FEDVIP vision plans. Visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benefeds.com\/\" target=_blank>www.benefeds.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Defense health officials have also extended the deadline to Dec. 31 for<a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/2018\/11\/08\/tricare-prime-or-tricare-select-heres-why-its-more-important-now-to-choose-carefully\/\" target=_blank> switching between Tricare Prime and Tricare Select<\/a>. Beginning Jan. 1, you\u2019ll only be able to change plans or enroll in a plan during the annual open season, or following a qualifying life event, such as marriage, birth, adoption, divorce or retiring. 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