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Pick a health plan: Monkey, goldfish or you?

There are several ways to select your 2013 federal health plan: You can do nothing, and stay where you are. You can let your pet chimp or clever goldfish make the selection. Or, you can do a little homework and save yourself $1,000 or more next year. It's your call, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.

Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , Federal Report , Walt Francis , Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees

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Tips for Open Season 2013

Benefits consultants Walton Francis and Ed Zurndorfer offer top tips for federal employees considering a new health plan. Open Season runs from Nov. 12 to Dec. 10.

Tags: pay and benefits , health insurance , For Your Benefit , Ed Zurndorfer , Walton Francis , Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employ , Jolie Lee

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A guide to the federal health plans for Open Season

Walton Francis, editor of the Checkbook Guide to the Health Plans for Federal Employee, answers your questions about health care benefits and costs.
November, 12, 2012

Tags: pay and benefit , Walton Francis , healthcare benefits , Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees , Bob Leins , Tammy Flanagan , For Your Benefit

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Medicare Part B and the presidential election

NARFE's David Snell joins host Mike Causey to talk about best health care buys for federal retirees. Sean Reilly from the Federal Times will discuss the presidential election and its impact on feds.
November 7, 2012

Tags: pay and benefits , Medicare part B , sequestration , health care , retirement , David Snell , NARFE , Sean Reilly , Federal Times , USPS , Mike Causey , Your Turn

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Open Season with FSAFEDS

Bart Turney from FSAFEDS discusses the benefits of flexible spending accounts.
November 5, 2012

Tags: pay and benefits , FSAFEDS , Bart Turney , flexible spending accounts , Bob Leins , Tammy Flanagan , For Your Benefit

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Health, life insurance & a shrinking tax break

Health insurance is a must-have item for everybody. But there is more than health insurance at issue during the big benefits hunting season that kicks off Nov.12 and runs through Dec. 10. Sleep through it at your peril, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.

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Open season means more than choosing health insurance

John Montague talks about life insurance and Sean Reilly discuses the U.S. Postal Service's finances and more this week on Your Turn.

Tags: pay and benefits , life insurance , Social Security , Your Turn with Mike Causey , John Montague , Sean Reilly , USPS , WAEPA , Federal Times

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OPM details 2013 health plan premium increases

Federal employees will see a slight increase — averaging 3.4 percent — in what they pay towards their 2013 health plan premiums.

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Tips for choosing the right health plan during Open Season

Federal News Radio Senior Correspondent Mike Causey, Colleen Murphy, executive for PlanSmartChoice, and Walton Francis, editor of the Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees discuss the 2011 Open Season.

Tags: Colleen Murphy , Walton Francis , Mike Causey , Federal Drive , Pay & Benefit , Asparity Decision Solutions , Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees , OPM

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Open Season explainer: The pitfall of two self-only health plans

Walton Francis is the editor of the Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees.

Tags: Your Turn , Mike Causey , Walton Francis , pay and benefits , FEHBP

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