Open Enrollment Begins Today for State Employees

The five-week open enrollment period during which California state employees can enroll in health care coverage or change their plans begins Sept. 10 and ends Oct. 16. Although the majority of the state's 240,000 workers typically do not switch plans, the California Public Employees' Retirement System has made available a guide to help employees who do wish to change their coverage.

• "As Open Enrollment Begins, Government Workers Face an Array of Health Care Choices" (Capitol Weekly, 9/10).