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Postal Service plan proposes own health plan, workforce cuts
The Postal Service's strategic five-year plan proposes cutting the workforce by 155,000 by 2016 and creating its own health benefit program for employees and retirees to return to financial stability.
Tags: Joe Corbett , pay and benefits , USPS , Patrick Donahoe
Federal health plans to offer Blue Button digital health-record access
All health insurance options in federal health plans will soon allow members to download a digital version of their health records using a technology called Blue Button, the Office of Personnel Management announced. The adoption of the Blue Button technology, whose use was spearheaded by the Veterans Affairs Department, will make it easer to share digital records with family members and physicians.
Tags: technology , health IT , electronic medical records , VA , Blue Button , OPM , John Berry , pay and benefits , Jack Moore
Open season overview
Hosts Bob Leins and John Elliot give an overview of your health benefit plan options as Open Season 2011 draws to a close.
December 12, 2011
Tags: pay and benefits , Bob Leins , John Elliott , Open Season , health benefits
Monday madness checklist
There is still time, but not much, to pick your 2012 health plan. Missing the boat could mean you'll shell out much too much money in premiums. And doing the wrong thing could translate into a $14,000 mistake, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , benefits , Open Season , Walt Francis , Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees
Give yourself a pay raise
Want to know a way to get more money that doesn't involve a gun, mask or duct tape? It can be done if you take action before quitting time on Monday, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , Open Season , Walt Francis , Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees ,
Hate-your-mate health tip
You can save a lot of money on health insurance premiums if you live the good life and hate your wife...or husband. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey gives some unorthodox tips for navigating through the health insurance open season, which closes next Monday.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , Open Season , health insurance , Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees , Walt Francis
More open season do's and don'ts
Walt Francis, editor of the Checkbook Guide to
Federal Health Plans, and Steve Losey and Sean
Reilly of the Federal Times, join host Mike Causey
on today's program.
December 7, 2011
Tags: pay and benefits , Mike Causey , Your Turn with Mike Causey , Walt Francis , Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees , Sean Reilly , Stephen Losey , Open Season
FEHBP help (plus a warning!)
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey's got some health plan hunting advice today, plus an important warning about groups that are fishing for your Social Security number using the Open Season as the entry portal.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , Open Season , Walt Francis , Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees ,
Inertia + FEHBP = Financial Problems
The health insurance hunting season ends next Monday. Sticking with your current plan, without doing any shopping, is probably OK. But if 2012 is a bad medical year for you and yours — ignorance is not bliss, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , Open Season , health insurance
Open season, part 2
Hosts Bob Leins and John Elliot are joined by SAMBA Executive Director Walt Wilson, Deputy Executive Director Pam Cummings, and Al Schubert, vice president of managed care and health policy for VSP.
December 5, 2011
Tags: For Your Benefit , Bob Leins , John Elliott , Open Season , SAMBA , Walt Wilson , Pam Cummings , Al Schubert , VSP
