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Discussion: Open Season tips and traps

Anchor Amy Morris and Senior Correspondent Mike Causey welcome Colleen Murphy and Walton Francis for a Federal News Radio Discussion on the FEHBP Open Season.

Tags: Federal Drive , Federal News Radio Discussion , Open Season , FEHBP , pay and benefits , Mike Causey , Colleen Murphy , PlanSmartChoice , Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employ , Suzanne Kubota

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How to pay for 2011 premiums on a frozen salary

The proposed federal pay freeze has left feds with a lot of questions. We get an update from Jessica Klement with the Federal Managers Association. Walton Francis also joins us for a look at the best health plans for you this open season.
December 1, 2010

Tags: pay freeze , pay debate , Open Season , Jessica Klement , FMA , Mike Causey , Your Turn , pay and benefits

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Open season: What you need to know about family plans

What are the best family plans? What's a consumer driven plan? Our open season coverage continues this week with more from expert Walton Francis.
November 17, 2010 (Encore presentation November 24, 2010)

Tags: Open Season , FEHBP , pay and benefits , Mike Causey , Your Turn

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Open Season starting points from the pros

Federal News Radio continues its coverage of open season by speaking with Walton Francis, editor of the Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees.
November 10, 2010

Tags: Your Turn , Mike Causey , pay and benefits , Open Season , FEHBP

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Open Season crunch time: One week to go

Hosts Bob Leins and John Elliott welcome back Walton Francis, Editor, Checkbook Guide to the Health Plans for Federal Employees to discuss health plan cost changes this open season.
December 6, 2010

Tags: Open Season , pay and benefits , John Elliott , Bob Leins , health care , FEHBP

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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 , Open Season , health plans , FEHB , pay and benefits , FEHBP

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Last-minute open season tips

Federal health benefits expert Walton Francis explains what feds need to do in the last week leading up to the open season deadline.

Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , Open Season , pay freeze , FEHBP , Dorobek Insider

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Crazy About Your Doctor? Shop or Drop

With one week left to shop for health insurance you still have time to save yourself a lot of money next year or do nothing and maybe live to regret it. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey's got some tips on getting the best deal.

Tags: pay and benefits , FEHBP , Open Season , Checkbook's Guide to Health Plans for Federal Empl , Mike Causey

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Pay Freeze vs. Higher FEHBP Premiums

Next year you'll be asked to pay 2011 health premiums using your frozen 2010 pay check. That will mean an actual drop in income unless, as Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says, you pick up a bargain health plan between now and December 13.

Tags: pay and benefits , pay freeze , pay debate , FEHBP , Open Season , Mike Causey

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Civil War in the FEHBP Risk Pool

Senior Correspondent Mike Causey's column today, about the FEHBP, is must reading unless you are planning to end it all on your 50th birthday or you're holding a mega-million dollar lottery ticket.

Tags: P&B , Mike Causey , Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employ , FEHBP , Medicare part B

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