FEDERAL EMPLOYEES HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM: ENROLLMENT FOR EXISTING PLANS BETWEEN NOW AND JUNE 1, 1960

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86-00964R000100120046-4
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 14, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 22, 2003
• Sequence Number: 46
• Publication Date: March 21, 1960
• Content Type: REGULATION

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UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Washington 25, D. C.
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March 21, 1960
DEPARTMENTAL CIRCULAR NO. 1024, SUPPLEMENT NO. 7
TO HEADS OF DEPARTMENTS AND INDEPENDENT ESTABLISh MENTS
SUBJECT: Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: Enrollment Periods
for Existing Plans Between Now and June 1, 1960
1. In Departmental Circular 1024, Supplement No. 3, the Commission requested
agencies not to distribute to employees literature concerning any existing
plans unless such literature had been approved by the Commission. It also
asked that agencies not permit their facilities' 'to be used in the publicizing
of such existing plans.
2. The circular did not intend that this request apply to any literature
which the agency would normally distribute for the plan, such as changes in
benefits or in rates provided such literature did not associate the existing
plan with the Federal Employees Health Benefits program.
3. The purpose of this supplement is to repeat and emphasize the request
made in supplement No. 3, and in addition to urge that agencies not permit
the use of their facilities to disseminate any information concerning, or
to allow any open enrollment periods for any existing Federal group health
benefits plans between now and June 1.
li. The Commission has wished to minimize disruption of the normal activi-
ties of existing plans during the next few months. We have recently learned,
however, of a number of requests made to agency group collectors by existing
plans for distribution of literature and other information which tied such
plans directly into the Federal Employees Health Benefits program. Such
literature has urged employees to join now, and has referred to alleged
advantages to be gained under the Federal Employees Health Benefits program
commencing in July by employees who do join now.
5. The commission's responsibility under the Federal Employees Health
Benefits Act is to furnish every eligible employee information concerning
each plan available to him in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program
which will enable him to make an informed choice. We believe that emplo ees
cannot make such a choice under the circumstances outlined in paragraph 14,
and in advance of knowing what other plans will have to offer.
6. The time remaining between now and June 1, when enrollments under the
Federal Employees Health Benefits program will begin, is so short that
employees can lose little or nothing by having no open enrollment periods
for existing plans until that date.
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7. The requests made in paragraph 3 do not apply to the distribution of
literature or other information concerning:
. changes in benefits
changes in rates
. adjustments in subscription charges
for less-than-one-month coverage in July
Even with respect to the above, however, the Commission asks that group
collectors be instructed to clear literature with responsible agency officials
before distributing it. In addition, agencies and installations are again
requested not to accept "help" from a carrier's representative in explaining
a plan or to permit a carrier's representative to contact groups of employees
on agency premises for any purpose which directly or indirectly will permit
or may be construed to permit solicitation for enrollment.
8. The Commission would appreciate it if agencies or installations would
immediately inform the appropriate regional office of the Commission of
attempts by any carrier to violate either the spirit or the letter of
supplement No. 3 and this supplement. Carriers of plans being considered
for participation in health benefits programs are being supplied with copies
of both these supplements.
Warren B. Irons
Executive Director
Departmental Circular No. 1025, Supplement
6 was limited to the Washington D. C. area.
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