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Health plans: The end is near - like today
Usually when people say the end is near, they are either kidding or wrong. But if you are in the federal health program or would like to join up the end is near. As in today. Still looking for the best deal? Check out Senior Correspondent Mike Causey's "best buy" shopping list, especially if you are married to another federal worker.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , FEHBP , Open Season , Walt Francis , Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees
Federal Drive Interviews -- Dec. 7, 2012
Carmen Middleton talks about overcoming stereotypes at the CIA. Paul Wormeli of IBM talk about how new technology is improving communication between law enforcement agencies. Registered employee benefit consultant Ed Zurndorfer offers tips for last minute Open Season choices.
Tags: Carmen Middleton , CIA , diversity , Paul Wormeli , Integrated Justice Systems Institute , IBM , Ed Zurndorfer , Open Season , Federal Drive
Your health plan and the Nixon curse
Did you ever hear of the Nixon curse? Are you sick of having people push you to shop around for a health insurance plan? If so, rejoice, because Monday is the deadline for picking your 2013 health plan. After that, you won't have all those confusing options to kick around anymore for a long time, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , Open Season , FEHBP
Health premiums: It pays to go postal
The health-insurance hunting season ends next Monday. When shopping around, this is a case where it pays to go postal if you can, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , Open Season , FEHBP
New inflation gauge would cut benefits, hike taxes
Tags: pay and benefits , chained CPI , John Boehner , Tom Harkin
Reality check: Shop or drop this Open Season
For most federal workers and retirees going over the fiscal cliff in January isn't the problem du jour. If you or a family member gets really sick, or has a serious accident in the new year that is reality, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says. That, rightly so, will be your No. 1 problem. And whether you come out of it alive and kicking or financially strapped could depend on what you do between now and next Monday.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , FEHBP , health insurance , Open Season , Walt Francis
Secret retirement bonus plan
Did you hear about the secret retirement- incentive plan in Congress? It would give you a cash buyout, and add five years to your age and years of service in order to boost your annuity. It is perfect in its simplicity except for one vexing detail - it's not true, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , retirement , Triple Nickel , Congress
Playing catch-up with health insurance
Long before there was the Affordable Care Act, aka ObamaCare, there was the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, which actually became a model for the new health-care law, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , pay and benefits , Open Season , FEHBP , health insurance
The end is near, seriously!
Not to put a damper on things but you have less than two weeks to pick your health plan and less than a month until the end of the world. We can help you big time with the first deadline, but when it comes to the Mayan calendar warnings, you are on your own, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , Open Season , health insurance
Jimmy Choo at Payless Shoes?
Wouldn't it be great if you could get Jimmy Choo shoes or Savile Row suits at Payless Shoes or Wal-Mart? The hitch is you can't, and it's a reality federal workers and retirees need to consider when picking their 2013 health plan, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says.
Tags: Mike Causey , Federal Report , pay and benefits , health insurance , Open Season , FEHBP , Walt Francis
