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Rep. Connolly details efforts dodging the excise bullet
An earlier agreement exempting union employees from a proposed excise tax on high priced health plans has now been extended to all federal employees. We learn how, and why.
Tags: P&B , excise tax , cadillac tax , Gerry Connolly
Feds may face high-cost health care tax
Union leaders believe they are on the verge of winning significant improvements for working families in the pending health care reform legislation, but feds may be left out in the cold.
Tags: P&B , healthcare reform , cadillac tax , David Drucker , Roll Call , Congress
Rep. Jim Moran tackles a possible FEHBP tax
Federal employees could be in line for a hefty tax under a Senate proposal for healthcare reform. The Senate Finance Committee bill would levy a 40-percent tax on the overall value of some health insurance plans starting in 2013: specifically those costing more than $8,000 dollars for individuals, and family plans costing more than $21,000 dollars. The tax would be imposed on insurance companies, but analysts believe that cost would be passed on to employers and consumers.
Tags: P&B , Jim Moran , healthcare reform
Health care reform tips for federal employees
Health care reform will eventually affect the daily lives and bank accounts of every American, including feds! Registered employee benefit consultant Ed Zurndofer gives us some survival tips.
Tags: Federal Drive , pay and benefits , dependent health insurance , Ed Zurndorfer
What's ahead for healthcare
It's gut-check time for President Barack Obama and congressional Democrats on their health care overhaul. Federal employees can at least hope the excise tax will get lost in the shuffle.
Tags: Congress , healthcare , cadillac tax , excise tax , Jodi Schneider , American Banker
Congressman Wolf concerned with healthcare bill's effect on fed benefits
As the Senate Finance Committee moves toward a vote on a sweeping health care reform bill, Rep. Frank Wolf tells Federal News Radio he's concerned about the impact on the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.
Tags: P&B , Frank Wolf , Mike Causey
What choices remain in FEHBP and how to pick one
Tags: P&B , Walton Francis , Checkbook's Guide to Health Plans for Federal Empl
Feds win reprieve from healthcare excise tax
Federal employees covered under some of the more expensive plans in the Federal Employees Heath Benefit Program now have some breathing room as well.
Tags: P&B , NTEU , excise tax , Gerry Connolly , Steny Hoyer , Chris Van Hollen , Barbara Mikulski
Your new BFF, gym buddy and diet coach!
Is your health plan about to become your new Best Friend Forever? Your exercise enabler, your gym partner? It could all happen in January thanks to new affinity partnership programs that will be launched by a federal health plan near you, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , benefits , health plans
Health premiums: Easy on the wallet
Can you stand a little good news? Do you remember how to react to it? The good news is that health insurance premiums in the FEHBP are only going up an average of 3.8 percent next year. That's almost half the increase in 2011. Check out what you will be paying next year, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , healthcare , healthcare premiums , OPM
