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Open Season 2026

Enrollment for Postal Service career employees

Make the most of your Postal Service Health Benefits by enrolling in APWU Health Plan during Open Season, November 9 – December 14, 2026.

Career employees are eligible to enroll

APWU Health Plan offers a fee-for-service High Option and a Consumer Driven Option paired with a Personal Care Account. Both plans are open to PSHB-eligible employees.

  • Career employees in the APWU bargaining unit must become dues-paying members of the union, except where exempt by law. You will receive a bill after you enroll .
  • Employees in non-APWU bargaining units (including letter carriers, mail handlers, and rural carriers) may enroll in our Health Plan by becoming an associate member of APWU for only $35.

Enroll online, by mail, or by fax

To enroll online: Visit the Health Benefits Enrollment Center.

To enroll by mail: Complete the Employee Health Benefits Election Form (standard form 2809)

Send your completed forms to:

USPS / HRSSC BENEFITS
PO BOX 970400
GREENSBORO NC 27497-0400

Or email enrollment forms to HRSSC

Or fax the form to 1-202-268-0359.

Current APWU Health Plan members

If you want to keep your plan for 2027, you don’t need to act. We will automatically re-enroll you in the same plan.

PSHB enrollment codes for APWU Health Plan

HIGH OPTION

Self

23A

Self + One

23C

Self & Family

23B

CONSUMER DRIVEN OPTION

Self

23D

Self + One

23F

Self & Family

23E

Contact human resources for enrollment support

If you have questions, contact the Human Resources Shared Service Center (HRSSC):

Select option 5 for benefits

Or Contact HRSSC by email

Contact APWU Health Plan

For questions about the High Option or Consumer Driven Option, contact APWU Health Plan:

8:30 am – 6:30 pm ET, Monday – Friday

If the Health Plan is experiencing a high call volume, you can schedule a call back, 9 am – 6:30 pm ET, Monday – Friday.

Consumer Driven Option members

For questions about your Consumer Driven Option health plan, contact UnitedHealthcare:

or visit

https://www.whyuhc.com/apwuhp

Need help finding a health plan that’s right for you?

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Special Rates During Open Season Enrollment

Important Notice:
The PSHB Enrollment system will not show the APWU contractually negotiated rates for the Consumer Driven Option.

If you are eligible, your biweekly 2026 plan year rates are as follows:

  • $30.16 for Self Only
  • $70.60 for Self Plus One
  • $82.48 for Self & Family

The correct rates will be applied when USPS sets up your payroll deductions.

DEFINITION

Wellness incentive

Receive a $25 wellness incentive added to your PCA for each family member who completes a yearly checkup or recommended screening.

DEFINITION

Coninsurance

15% coinsurance: The percentage of costs you pay after you pay the deductible.

DEFINITION

Copay

A Copay is a fixed amount you pay for a covered healthcare service, usually at the time you receive the service.

DEFINITION

Plan allowance

Plan allowance is the maximum amount a plan will pay for a covered healthcare service