Q. If I’m under my wife’s health plan (she is also a federal employee), and she retires and keeps the same plan, once our dependent is no longer in the plan, we are thinking of changing to self-only. We will both be retired by then. Can I then enroll in self, although at retirement I was under her? Or do I need to be in my wife’s health plan forever since at retirement I was under her?
A. You and your wife can switch to self-only coverage during any open season, whether you are employed or retired.
