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FEHB Open Season: A Simple Preparation Checklist

2026-08-11 5 min read

Open Season is easier when you gather your household's expected care needs first. Make a list of prescriptions, preferred doctors, planned procedures, and the kind of access your family values.

Then compare total cost, not just the premium. Deductibles, coinsurance, out-of-pocket limits, and network rules all shape what a plan will feel like during a real year of care.

FEBA provides educational information, not individualized legal, tax, or financial advice. Review your own situation with the appropriate qualified professional.

K. Shawn McCoy

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K. Shawn McCoy

Founder & President, FEBA

Shawn brings 37 years in financial services and more than 15 years dedicated exclusively to federal employee benefits. He has educated more than 38,000 federal employees through workshops nationwide and founded FEBA to make the federal benefits system easier to understand.