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OPM officials asking for more transparency in FEHBP prescription drug program

Stopping the high cost of prescription drugs some federal workers pay in the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program another goal of new legislation.

Tags: pay and benefits , management , best practices , Congress , FEHBP , Stephen Lynch , OPM , Patrick McFarland , John Berry , John O'Brien

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High drug prices targeted in House FEHBP plan

Some federal workers who participate in the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program's prescription drug plan are paying 15-45 percent more than other comparable government programs. The result is feds and retired feds are not getting the best benefit at the best price for their prescriptions. So says a House subcommittee that is considering legislation to fix long-term systemic problems with the FEHBP and its spiraling drug costs.

Tags: P&B , FEHBP , Stephen Lynch , OPM , Patrick McFarland , John Berry , Max Cacas

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Let the sun shine on fed drug costs

A House subcommittee chairman who was once a rank-and-file postal worker is taking aim at the high cost of prescription drugs for federal workers.

Tags: Pay & Benefits , FEHBP , Rep. Stephen Lynch , OPM , Nancy Kichak , Patrick McFarland

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