There are numerous changes to 2017 FEHB plans. To see if your plan is changing (or going away), check out the tables in this article as well as our previous article detailing the changes.
If your plan is changing, you may need to decide if you need to make changes for the coming year.
The changes outlined below are the remaining changes to the FEHB released by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). (See part 1 of this article for the other FEHB changes: Changes to the 2017 FEHB: Will You Be Impacted?)
Service Area Expansions Without New Enrollment Codes
| State/Plan Name | Plan Option/2017 Enrollment Codes | Locations |
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California Kaiser Northern California |
High, Standard, Basic 591, 593, 592, 594, 596, 595, KC1, KC3, KC2 |
County of Santa Cruz 95001, 95003, 95005, 95006, 95007, 95010, 95017, 95018, 95019, 95033, 95041, 95060, 95061, 95062, 95063, 95064, 95066, 95067, 95073, 95076, 95077 |
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California Kaiser Southern California |
High, Standard 621, 623, 622, 624, 626, 625 |
County of Tulare – 93238, 93261 |
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Colorado Kaiser Foundation Health Plan Colorado |
High, Standard, Basic 651, 653, 652, 654, 656, 655, N41, N43, N42 |
County of Summit – All County of Eagle – 80423, 80426 80463, 81620, 81631, 81632, 81637, 81645, 81649, 81655,81657, 81658 County of Garfield – 81637 County of Grand – 80498 County of Routt – 80463 |
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Idaho Aetna HealthFund |
CDHP Value H41, H43, H42, H44, H46, H45 |
Counties of Camas and Clark |
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Idaho Aetna HealthFund HDHP/Aetna Direct Plan |
HDHP Direct 224, 226, 225, N61, N63, N62 |
Counties of Camas and Clark |
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Illinois Aetna HealthFund CDHP/Aetna Value Plan |
CDHP Value H41, H43, H42, H44, H46, H45 |
Counties of Adams, Carroll, Dewitt, Hancock, Pike, Shelby |
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Illinois Aetna HealthFund HDHP/Aetna Direct Plan |
HDHP Direct 224, 226, 225, N61, N63, N62 |
Counties of Adams, Carroll, Dewitt, Hancock, Pike, Shelby |
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Illinois MercyCare |
High EY1, EY3, EY2 |
Counties of Boone and Winnebago |
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Kentucky Aetna HealthFund CDHP/Aetna Value Plan |
CDHP Value H41, H43, H42, H44, H46, H45 |
Counties of Bath, Fleming, Menifee, Nicholas, Powell, Rowan, Wolfe |
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Kentucky Aetna HealthFund HDHP/Aetna Direct Plan |
HDHP Direct 224, 226, 225, N61, N63, N62 |
Counties of Bath, Fleming, Menifee, Nicholas, Powell, Rowan, Wolfe |
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Louisiana Aetna HealthFund CDHP/Aetna Value Plan |
CDHP Value F51, F53, F52, F54, F56, F55 |
County of Vernon |
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Louisiana Aetna HealthFund HDHP/Aetna Direct Plan |
HDHP Direct 224, 226, 225, N61, N63, N62 |
County of Vernon |
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Michigan Blue Care Network |
High LX1, LX3, LX2 |
County of Lenawee |
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Michigan Health Alliance Plan (HAP) |
High Standard 521, 523, 522, GY4, GY6, GY5 |
Counties of Arenac, Bay, Huron, Iosco, Jackson, Saginaw, Tuscola |
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Montana Aetna HealthFund CDHP/Aetna Value Plan |
CDHP Value H41, H43, H42, H44, H46, H45 |
Counties of Carter, Garfield, Madison, McCone, Roosevelt, Wibaux |
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Montana Aetna HealthFund HDHP/Aetna Direct Plan |
HDHP Direct 224, 226, 225, N61, N63, N62 |
Counties of Carter, Garfield, Madison, McCone, Roosevelt, Wibaux |
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West Virginia Aetna HealthFund CDHP/Aetna Value Plan |
CDHP Value F51, F53, F52, F54, F56, F55 |
Counties of Grant, Hardy, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Tucker |
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West Virginia Aetna HealthFund HDHP/Aetna Direct Plan |
HDHP Direct 224, 226, 225, N61, N63, N62 |
Counties of Grant, Hardy, Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Tucker |
Service Area Expansions With New Options And Enrollment Codes
Blue Preferred Plus POS has added a new Standard option with a new enrollment code and is expanding its service area in Missouri.
| State | Plan Name | Plan Type | Plan Code | Locations of Areas |
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| Missouri | Blue Preferred Plus POS | HMO | 9G1, 9G3, 9G2, 9G4, 9G5, 9G6 | Adair, Bollinger, Butler, Cape Girardeau, Carter, Clark, Dent, Dunklin, Howell, Iron, Knox, Lewis, Linn, Marion, Mississippi, New Madrid, Oregon, Pemiscot, Perry, Putnam, Ralls, Reynolds, Ripley, Schuyler, Scotland, Scott, Shannon, Shelby, Stoddard, Sullivan, and Wayne counties. |
Service Area Expansions Adding New Enrollment Codes
| State | FEHB Plan Name | Plan Option | 2017 New Enrollment Codes | Location of Areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | Scott and White | Standard | P84, P86, P85 | Counties of Collin, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, Erath, Head, Johnson, Rockwall, Somervell, Tarrant |
We hope this will be helpful to individual readers in choosing the best health insurance plan for their particular situation.
