Benefits Newsletter: January, 2023

The Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Open Season elections and the 2023 FEHB plan rates were effective on January 1, 2023.  You will see these changes reflected on your Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) for the pay date of January 20, 2023. The Open Season elections for the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) and the Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAFEDS) Program were also effective on January 1, 2023.

If you entered a new TSP election into myPay for 2023, you should check myPay to confirm your election. Additionally, you should view your Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) each pay period to confirm your TSP deductions.

It is very important and your responsibility to review your LES each pay day to ensure that proper deductions are being withheld. You can access your LES at any time in myPay. Should you discover a benefits withholding problem, notify your Benefits Contact immediately. For other withholding problems, contact your timekeeper or Administrative Officer for assistance. Your LES is available in myPay for only the past 26 pay periods.

Do you have questions about the terms on LES? You can view the LES terms and definitions here.

myPay is the self-service system that allows you to make a number of employee elections, such as changes to your home address, TSP contributions, direct deposit of pay, allotments, tax withholdings, and Open Season health benefits elections. When entering elections into myPay, carefully read the important information contained on the entry pages.

To submit an address change to update your personnel record, go to myPay and select “Mailing Address.” After entering your new address, select “Save.” Your address will be updated in the HR system within 2-4 weeks. Any address change made in myPay will automatically transmit to update your TSP account record; however, it does not automatically transmit to your health insurance carrier.

Periodically, the Retirement & Employee Benefits Branch of the Office of Human Resources (OHR) receives calls from NIH employees who have been contacted by financial planning company representatives by telephone or mailings. The representatives are asking to meet to discuss benefits and are implying they represent the NIH or the Federal Government in an attempt to target employees as clients. The OHR Retirement & Employee Benefits Branch administers the Federal benefits program for NIH.

Access to your Electronic Official Personnel Folder (eOPF) is just a click away. You have the ability to easily view and monitor your personnel record. For information on how to log into your eOPF and for the eOPF log-in link, click here.