Last week, My Federal Retirement href="http://www.myfederalretirement.com/public/611.cfm">reported a new bill

introduced by Congress that, if passed, would allow older dependent children of

federal employees and annuitants to remain on their parents' federal health

insurance plan to age 26 in 2010 -- rather than waiting until next year.

Current federal law allows people in the Federal Employees Health Benefits

Plan (FEHB) to keep dependents on their health insurance plans until the age of

22.

But yesterday, popular federal columnist, Mike Causey, on

FederalNewsRadio.com said the anticipated features of new bill may not happen

given Congress' schedule and necessary time to implement.

Causey stated: "Even if rushed through and passed by the House and Senate

(and signed by the President), time is not on the 22-to-26 bill's

side."  

Also in the article, federal benefits expert, Ed Zurndorfer, provides some

suggested options for parents of older dependents if the bill doesn't pass.

To read the full article, go to: 

http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=20&sid=1952103