CalPERS Health Plan Open Enrollment Begins September 12

SACRAMENTO, CA - The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) annual health Open Enrollment period for the 2017 calendar year is September 12 - October 7, 2016. As it does every year, the retirement system is providing members with information on its six Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) and three self-funded Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) health plans. CalPERS' Basic (non-Medicare) health plan options include HMO plans through Anthem Blue Cross, Blue Shield of California, Health Net, Kaiser Permanente, Sharp Health Plan and UnitedHealthcare. The System's three Basic PPO plans, offered through third-party administrator Anthem Blue Cross, are PERS Select, PERS Choice, and PERSCare. Medicare health plans are offered through Blue Shield, Kaiser, and UnitedHealthcare.