Key Elements of the Proposed U.S. Postal Service Health Care Plan: Element: 100% participation of eligible retirees in Medicare Parts A and B; Description: The U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) plan is designed so that all Medicare-eligible retirees would enroll in Medicare Parts A and B. Those who do not enroll would have their benefits reduced […]
“GAO was asked to review available information on injuries related to mail delivery. GAO obtained and reviewed 2009 through 2012 USPS data on workforce injuries by various route types (as classified by USPS’s Office of Safety and Health, Employee Resource Management), including data on the frequency, circumstance leading to injury, and the severity of injuries. […]
C-SPAN: Health care funding the focus of September 26, 2013 hearing on Postal Reform.
In a letter to the editor sent to several media outlets, PMG Pat Donahoe explains the primary benefits of the Postal Service’s proposal to manage its own health care program for employees and retirees. The letter is in response to a recent assessment by the General Accountability Office (GAO). Among its conclusions, the GAO report […]
A report [PDF] by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) confirms it: The Postal Service’s proposal to take postal workers out of the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program would weaken Medicare and would result in reduced coverage and increased costs for postal workers.
The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) would likely realize large financial gains from its proposed health care plan, primarily by increasing retirees’ use of Medicare. Specifically, USPS estimates that its plan would reduce its retiree health benefit liability by $54.6 billion, thereby eliminating its unfunded retiree health benefit liability. The plan would also reduce USPS’s required […]
From APWU: During Senate hearings on the Postal Service financial crisis in February, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe again stressed his desire to reduce costs by pulling 1.1 million U.S. Postal Service employees and retirees out of the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program. Such a move could only occur with congressional approval.
Mar 21 2013 The claim by the Postmaster General that the U.S. Postal Service has the right to cut its mail delivery schedule from six-to-five days “rests upon a faulty USPS premise” and there is no legislative authority from Congress allowing the change, the Government Accountability Office said today in a legal opinion requested by […]
Statement of Gene L. Dodaro Comptroller General United States Government Accountability Office Committee on Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs February 13, 2013 Chairman Carper, Ranking Member Coburn, and Members of the Committee: We appreciate the opportunity to be here today to discuss the status of the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) financial condition and actions […]
GAO: Overview of Initiatives to Increase Revenue and Introduce Nonpostal Services and Experimental Postal Products What GAO Found The U.S. Postal Service (USPS) currently offers 12 nonpostal services (i.e., services not directly related to mail delivery) that were grandfathered by the Postal Regulatory Commission (PRC) after enactment of the Postal Accountability and Enhancement Act (PAEA). […]