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OPM urges FEHB wellness, prevention programs

The Office of Personnel Management is calling for federal employee health insurance carriers to propose more wellness and prevention programs.

Tags: John O'Brien , John Berry , OPM , pay and benefits , health insurance , wellness programs , prevention , FEHB Carrier Conference , Jolie Lee

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FEHB premiums to increase by 7.2 percent in 2011

OPM said the rise in costs is lower than the industry standard. Employees who choose family coverage will see an increase of $22.90 a month. Open season starts Nov. 8.

Tags: pay and benefits , OPM , Colleen Kelley , NTEU , health insurance , Open Season , Jason Miller

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Kaiser Permanente discusses Open Season options

John Patrick, Director of Sales and Account Management for FEHB, and Jeff Goldman, Executive Director of Government Programs for Kaiser Permanente join For Your Benefit for a discussion on Open Season.
November 15, 2010

Tags: Open Season , pay and benefits , Kaiser Permanente , John Patrick , Jeff Goldman , Bob Leins , Tammy Flanagan , For Your Benefit

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Everything you need to know about Open Season

Hosts Bob Leins and Tammy Flanagan are joined by Walton Francis, Editor of the Checkbook Guide Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees, to discuss available health plans, what's new this year and the costs.
November 1, 2010

Tags: Bob Leins , Tammy Flanagan , Walton Francis , Open Season , health plans , pay and benefits , FEHBP

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OPM advocates for innovations to FEHB

The agency will issue its first Call Letter of 2011 Friday detailing suggestions for insurance carriers to focus on wellness and healthy lifestyles. Director Berry also wants insurance providers to offer affinity benefits for domestic partners of federal employees. Later this year, OPM will launch a new medical claims database to improve the plans.

Tags: pay and benefits , John Berry , OPM , Walt Francis , Checkbook , Harley Geiger , CDT , privacy , cybersecurity , domestic partner benefits , American Health insurance Plans , data warehouse , medical-loss ratio , Jason Miller

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Fed insurance carriers meeting health IT standards

OPM: 45 federal employee health care providers have met some new IT standards.

Tags: pay and benefits , OPM , health IT

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Health Care: Wonder Drug or Snake Oil?

Some politicians want to expand, or eliminate, the Federal Employee Health Benefits Plan. So are they serious, would it work and what to feds think about the idea? Not very much according to Senior Correspondent Mike Causey.

Tags: P&B , Mike Causey

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Your Turn preview: FEHB update

Tags: Pay & Benefits , Mike Causey , Your Turn ,

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Health Care Reform: Good For the Feds!

Just about everybody agrees we need some kind of national health care reform, but not if it means higher premiums and reduced or delayed services. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey talks about how health care reform might impact feds and retirees.

Tags: P&B , health care , NARFE

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OPM in the hotseat over health care

Unhappiness about changes to a cherished benefit

Tags: P&B , OPM , health plans , Blue Cross Blue Shield , Stephen Gammarino , Walton Francis , Nancy Kichak , Congressman Danny Davis , Office of Personnel Management ,

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