FEHB (Federal Employees Health Benefits)

Enrollees in these terminating plans must make a positive election into another FEHB plan choice during open season or be automatically enrolled in the lowest-cost nationwide plan option… more…

Effective Jan. 1, 2025, PSHB is a new, separate program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program for postal service employees and retirees. Open season dates were also announced more…

The report indicates that due to a lack of information about the number of ineligible family members receiving payments, the Federal Employees Health Benefits program could be wasting nearly $1 billion each year more…

Ed Zurndorfer outlines the decisions that spousal survivor annuitants can make with respect to their health, dental and vision insurance and flexible spending accounts during the current open season. more…

Some federal employees do not fulfill the requirements to contribute to an Health Savings Account (HSA). Ed Zurndorfer discusses how an alternative (the Health Reimbursement Account or HRA) works, the differences between an HRA and an HSA, and how those who have access to an HRA can utilize its tax-free withdrawals to pay qualified medical expenses more…

There is more than just premium cost when choosing a health insurance plan. Ed Zurndorfer presents questions federal employees and retirees should be asking during the upcoming open season — including those planning to retire in the next 5-10 years more…

To help federal employees and retirees make the right choice that best meets the medical needs at the least possible cost, Ed Zurndorfer outlines the different types of health insurance plans offered through the FEHB program more…

OPM last week issued a list of FEHB plan choices where the enrollee share of premiums for the Self Plus One enrollment type is higher than for the Self and Family enrollment type for the 2023 plan year more…