In his latest video, PMG Pat Donahoe addresses the latest news on legislation and proposals for USPS to sponsor its own health care plan. The PMG notes that the Senate recently introduced a postal reform bill. He explains the process the bill would need to through to become law. This includes the bill making it […]
MEMORANDUM FOR HEADS OF EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES From: Elaine Kaplan Acting Director Subject: Guidance on the Extension of Benefits to Married Gay and Lesbian Federal Employees, Annuitants, and Their Families As you already know, on June 26, 2013, the Supreme Court ruled that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. […]
Proposals would shift $8.4 billion in costs onto enrollees over decade WASHINGTON, April 11, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ – In testimony delivered today before a House subcommittee, American Federation of Government Employees Public Policy Director Jacqueline Simon criticized proposals that the Obama administration has presented for altering the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
“A House Oversight subcommittee will debate possible changes to federal employee health benefits in a hearing Thursday, two months after Congress approved a pay freeze for federal workers. The upcoming event will review the administration of the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) and include testimony from Jonathan […]
The Federal Employees’ Health Benefits (FEHB) Program’s annual Open Season begins Monday, November 12, 2012 and continues through Monday, December 10, 2012. During this period, if you are eligible for government benefits, you may enroll, change plans or options, change from self-only to family or from family to self-only, cancel enrollments, and/or change your premium […]
From the Office Of Personnel Management: Washington, DC – The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced today that the average premium for the 8.2 million people covered by the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program will increase by 3.4 percent in 2013, which is lower than last year’s increase of 3.8 percent. The average […]
From a PostalReporter reader: Name withheld upon request from withheld to Lucille Caldwell date Thu, Mar 31, 2011 at 1:17 AM subject PSE’s Health Insurance Did you notice this unusual health insurance provision in the proposed USPS-APWU Tentative National Agreement, buried on pages 173 to 174? The Postal Service is dangling this as an incentive […]
Press Release from the OPM Office Of Inspector General Study of the Risks and Consequences of the USPS OIG’s Proposals to Change USPS’s Funding of Retiree Benefits: Shifting Costs from USPS Ratepayers to Taxpayers’ Washington, DC – (Feb. 28, 2011) Today, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Office of the Inspector General (OPM OIG), […]
The National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform released its final recommendations today. The Commission recommends changes to the Federal Health and Benefits Program, Military and Civil Service Retirement and giving the Postal Service more flexibility to manage its operations. On another note, the Commission claims that USPS received a $4 Billion bailout which is incorrect. […]
It’s Open Season — the time of year when employees can sign up for benefit programs, change enrollments, or cancel their participation. Open Season for three benefits programs — Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB), Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA), and the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP) — begins Monday, Nov. 8. FEHB and […]