Open Season Exchange 2023: WAEPA’s Shane Canfield on taking broader look at...
Many federal employees and retirees right now might be caught up figuring out what health, vision and dental plans are right for them for 2024. While they’re at it, it’s common for many feds to start...
View ArticleOpen Season Exchange 2023: OPM’s Kiran Ahuja on new FEHB coverage available...
Just like going to the doctor for a physical exam each year, federal employees and annuitants in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program would be wise to schedule an annual checkup on their...
View ArticleOpen Season Exchange 2023: OPM’s Amber Rhodes on tools to help make the right...
While federal employees and annuitants are thinking about their health care options during Open Season, on the other side of the table, the Office of Personnel Management busily fields questions about...
View ArticleOpen Season Exchange 2023: UnitedHealthcare’s Dr. Rhonda Randall on getting...
Stigma around mental health and seeking treatment has faded, but it hasn’t disappeared. Yet the need for mental health services for people of all ages has grown since the onset of the COVID-19...
View ArticleOpen Season Exchange 2023: UnitedHealthcare Dental’s Haley Landherr on...
Caring for your teeth can affect your general well-being. “There is a pretty important connection actually to your dental health, your gum health, and then to your overall health,” said Haley...
View ArticleOpen Season Exchange 2023: Kevin Moss of Consumers’ Checkbook on what you...
If you want a reliable source of accurate information, turn to an encyclopedia. For information on the upcoming year’s Federal Employee Health Benefits Plan options, we found a human encyclopedia:...
View ArticleTRICARE Open Season is underway
As it’s the middle of open season, those eligible have until Dec. 12 to enroll or make changes to their plans under TRICARE – the Defense Department’s healthcare system – for 2024. The two main plans...
View ArticleWhat feds should know before Open Season ends this year
Ahead of a new year of health care, federal employees and annuitants have less than a week left to take advantage of Open Season — and possibly make changes to their enrollments. Enrollees have until...
View ArticleDo your health care homework this weekend!
Did you know Rolls Royce makes an SUV? Getting one to your driveway will set you back at least a half million dollars. The Cullinan resembles a super-duper Suburban, except the back seat has a place to...
View ArticleOPM tells FEHB carriers to prepare for USPS health program’s launch
The Office of Personnel Management is already telling health insurance carriers in the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) program to get ready for a unique Open Season this fall. In preparation...
View ArticleUSPS health care program will have 32 carrier options in 2025
The Office of Personnel Management is ramping up preparations to transfer one-fifth of Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) enrollees into a new system meant specifically for the Postal Service....
View ArticleFederal News Network’s Open Season Exchange 2024
How are your FEHB selections this year? Want to pick up pointers on what’s new or what you should consider in the government health care benefits plan for 2025? Join us for Federal News Network’s 2024...
View ArticleMedicare Part B special enrollment period for USPS annuitants begins today
Open Season is not until this fall, but some feds may want to start looking at their health care early. A special enrollment period starts today for Postal Service annuitants. USPS retirees who are...
View ArticleStricter FEHB requirements from OPM aim to root out ineligible members
After reports of the high costs ineligible FEHB members create, the Office of Personnel Management is setting more stringent requirements for agencies to validate enrollees in the Federal Employees...
View ArticleLawmakers urging expanded IVF coverage for FEHB enrollees
Enrollees in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program just began seeing better coverage of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) for the first time this year. But some members of Congress are...
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