Federal Employees Health Benefits Program

Stricter FEHB requirements from OPM aim to root out ineligible members

Starting in this year’s Open Season, agencies will be required to validate participant eligibility for a random sample of at least 10% of FEHB enrollments.

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USPS health care program will have 32 carrier options in 2025

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OPM tells FEHB carriers to prepare for USPS health program’s launch

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FEHB to give new hires ‘first day’ health care coverage under OPM proposal

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Agencies should expect more pooled hiring actions in 2024, OPM’s Shriver says

Hiring/Retention

What feds should know before Open Season ends this year

Open Season

Open Season Exchange 2023: OPM’s Amber Rhodes on tools to help make the right plan choice

Open Season

Open Season Exchange 2023: OPM’s Kiran Ahuja on new FEHB coverage available next year

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Open Season has arrived. Here’s what feds should look out for

Open Season

6 reasons feds should take a look during Open Season this year

Open Season

Federal employees will pay 7.7% more toward health premiums in 2024

Open Season

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LGBTQ+ and single FEHB participants face ‘unnecessary barriers’ under OPM’s definition of infertility

A group of Democrat lawmakers urges OPM to immediately update its definition of infertility, ahead of new requirements for FEHB carriers in 2024.

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Seasonal, temporary federal employees are now eligible to enroll in FEDVIP

A final rule from the Office of Personnel Management extends FEDVIP enrollment options to nearly 200,000 seasonal, temporary and Postal employees.

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FILE - Insulin is displayed at Pucci's Pharmacy in Sacramento, Calif., July 8, 2022. The biggest investment ever in the U.S. to fight climate change. A hard-fought cap on out-of-pocket prescription drug costs for seniors in the Medicare program. A new corporate minimum tax to ensure big businesses pay their share. And billions leftover to pay down federal deficits.(AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Why some FEHB participants should take another look at Medicare Part D

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With significant changes to Medicare Part D in the Inflation Reduction Act, a federal health expert says FEHB participants should reconsider their plan options to save money.