Insurance Programs

As a Federal employee, you may be able to enroll in health, life, dental, and vision insurance and apply for long term care insurance. Click on the tabs below to find out information about each program.

Insurance Changes

If you are currently employed by NIH, are enrolled in a program and experience a life event, you may be eligible to make a change within a limited timeframe. Common qualifying life events (QLE) include marriage, divorce, birth of a child, and a spouse's loss of health coverage. If you have not experienced a permitted QLE, you must wait until the annual open season to make changes, which runs from mid-November through mid-December. For questions, send an email to AskBenefits.

The effective date for most benefit changes will be the beginning of the pay period following receipt of the form, unless otherwise indicated. Beneficiary forms become effective the date the Human Resources Office receives a valid designation form.

Marriage-Impact on Benefits

Divorce - Impact on Benefits

Birth of Child - Impact on Benefits

Retirement & Employee Benefits Branch Locations

Retirement and Employee Benefits Branch (REBB)

Bethesda Office
Retirement & Employee Benefits Branch
31 Center Drive MSC 2215
Bldg 31, Room 1B37
Bethesda MD 20892-2215

  • Telephone: (301) 496-2404
  • Fax: (301) 402-5506

North Carolina Office
Retirement & Employee Benefits Branch
PO Box 12233 (K1-01)
Keystone/Rm 1105
Research Triangle Park, NC 27709

  • Telephone: (984) 287-3044
  • Fax: (919) 541-3659