From USPS News Link: Postal Service employees will be able to download health benefits guides from LiteBlue during this year’s open season, which begins Nov. 10. Open season is the annual period when employees can make changes to their health coverage or choose a new plan. In the past, the guides were automatically mailed to […]
The United States Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing a final rule to modify eligibility for enrollment under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program to certain temporary, seasonal, and intermittent employees who are identified as full-time employees. This regulation will allow newly eligible Federal employees to enroll no later than January 2015. This […]
USPS: ELM Revision – Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (fehb) Effective October 16, 2014, the Postal Service™ is revising the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM), subchapter 520, Health Benefits Program, to update policy and procedures in accordance with Office of Personnel Management regulations and the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act as follows: 521.1 […]
Federal employees and retirees will pay an average of 3.8 percent more toward their health insurance premiums in 2015, the Office of Personnel Management announced Tuesday. Federal Employees Health Benefits Program enrollees with self-only coverage will contribute an average of $2.93 more per paycheck, while those with family coverage will pay about $6.89 more. The […]
PostalReporter.com: In the Obama 2015 Budget policy posted a few months ago there was a recommendation regarding health premiums. The recommendation would permit health providers to charge higher premiums for enrollees who smoke. Developing….. From the National Association of Postal Supervisors: President Barack Obama administration’s 2015 Budget Policy recommendations for the U.S. Postal Service updated […]
Back in the old days of discussion about healthcare reform, leaders of the American Medical Association used to warn about a government takeover of medicine by sarcastically describing such a system as combining the “efficiency of the US Postal Service (USPS) with the compassion of the Internal Revenue Service.” Such rhetoric was received with loud […]
Open Season — the time of year to enroll in benefits programs and change or cancel enrollments — begins Nov. 11. On that day, employees can begin exercising their options for three benefit programs — Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) and Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP). Open Season […]
Latest PMG video focuses on healthcare and legislation In his latest State of the Business video, PMG Pat Donahoe discusses healthcare and reports on two recent Senate hearings regarding the future of the Postal Service. Donahoe begins the video by declaring that USPS will resolve its healthcare issues by making sure employees and retirees receive […]
October 4, 2013) As a result of the ongoing government shutdown, please make note of the below captioned list of government managed benefits and their possible impact on Mail Handlers. We will continue to monitor the impact of this action on federal agencies. If the shutdown is prolonged, additional information will be compiled, updated, and […]
Washington, DC – The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has announced the average premium rate for the 8.2 million people covered by the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program will increase by 3.7 percent in 2014. That percentage is only slightly higher than last year’s increase of 3.4 percent and less than the national […]