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The House version of a postal reform bill in Congress is better than the Senate version according to NARFE, although it thinks neither is ideal. What effect do…
What if your life insurance could also provide coverage for you during your lifetime? The author discusses the concept of using living benefits as they apply to federal…
What is the definition of an "eligible child" with respect to receiving survivor benefits? The author provides some details of survivor benefits as they relate to children of…
A House Committee hearing last week looked at reforming the health benefits for postal employees in an effort to deal with the Postal Service's massive and ongoing financial…
Do you want to ensure that you spouse remains covered by FEHB after your death? Then you want to elect some level of survivor benefit for your spouse…
The author says that federal employees have a new concern in the realm of identity theft: medical records. He explains why this is an area of vulnerability and…
A recent lawsuit unsuccessfully sought a ruling ordering OPM to require, rather than just encourage, FEHB insurers to cover certain equipment for the hearing impaired.
The Office of Personnel Management is providing a special enrollment period for federal employees who wish to change to the Self Plus One Option from the Self and…
The Office of Personnel Management issued a Benefits Administration Letter today regarding a final rule that took effect on January 1 amending the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB)…
Many readers are asking why the Self Plus One option is not more economical than the Self and Family health insurance option. What should an alert couple or…