Pay & Benefits
Health Care Reform and How It May Impact the Federal Community
What change will health care reform bring to the federal workforce?
FEHB
Stay informed on the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program with updates on FEHB premiums, plan options, coverage changes, and guidance for navigating federal health insurance. Explore clear explanations of FEHB enrollment rules, Open Season updates, plan comparisons, and OPM policies that shape healthcare choices for federal employees and retirees. Find timely analysis and practical insights to help you evaluate costs, understand benefits, and make informed decisions about your FEHB coverage.
Pay & Benefits
What is the Most Important Factor in Choosing a Health Insurance Plan?
What do you need to know about health insurance as a federal employee and can what you know impact your future retirement benefits as a former federal employee?…
Pay & Benefits
Practical Advice in Choosing the Right Health Plan
Do you want a traditional, consumer-driven or high-deductible health plan? Much of this decision is driven by how healthy you and your family are. Your health will be…
Pay & Benefits
Which Health Plan is the Best One for You?
Which health plan is the best one for you? Making the best choice depends on your personal interests and situation. Here are guidelines you can follow in making…
Court Cases
Divorce, Health Insurance and a Retired Federal Employee
A divorced spouse of a retired federal employee has been frustrated in her attempts to continue her coverage under his federal health insurance policy even though she had…
Pay & Benefits
Health Insurance, Politics, and Your 2009 Health Benefits
Changes to the most popular health insurance plan for federal employees has raised concerns in Congress and led to an extension of the "open season" for enrolling in…
Pay & Benefits
Federal Employees Get Belated Enrollment Opportunity
It has been a confusing year for health insurance benefits during this year's open season. As a result of concerns in Congress and in the media about the…
Retirement
If You Die Before You Retire, What Happens to Your Benefits? Response to Readers’ Questions
Federal retirement expert John Grobe recently wrote an article read by tens of thousands of readers entitled "What Happens to Your Federal Employee Benefits if You Die While…
Pay & Benefits
2009 Health Insurance Rates: How Much Will Your Rate Change?
You may know that the "average" rate increase for the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan is going up 8%. That may not be relevant to your plan. Here…
Retirement
Medicare and Federal Retirees: Part B or Not Part B?
Author John Grobe recently asked FedSmith readers which topics were of most interest on the topic of federal retirement. The answer: Should a federal retiree who is nearing…