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Open season overview
Hosts Bob Leins and John Elliot give an overview of your health benefit plan options as Open Season 2011 draws to a close.
December 12, 2011
Tags: pay and benefits , Bob Leins , John Elliott , FEHBP , Open Season ,
OPM launches 2011 Open Season webcasts
The Office of Personnel Management debuts a series of webcasts to educate federal employees about the Open Season process.
Tags: OPM , Open Season , pay and benefits , benefits , health care , workforce
Long term care and an update on the congressional supercommittee
Host Mike Causey is joined by Paul Forte and Beth O'Brien of Long Term Care Partners, and Federal Times reporter Stephen Losey.
October 26, 2011
Tags: pay and benefits , Long Term Care Partners , Federal Long Term Care Insurance Program , Paul Forte , retirement benefits , Federal Times , Stephen Losey , pay freeze , COLAs , FERS retirement program , Mike Causey , Your Turn with Mike Causey , Beth O
OPM works to make Open Season easier
Tags: technology , contracting , P&B , Vangent , OPM , FEHBP , Open Season , Craig Janus
Feds' health premiums to increase 3.8 percent
Federal employees will see an average of 3.8 percent increase in healthcare premiums in 2012, the lowest rate hike since 2008 and about half of last year's increase. On average, enrollees with self-only coverage will pay $2.32 more per bi-weekly pay period, and enrollees with family coverage will pay $6.18 more, the Office of Personnel Management said.
Tags: pay and benefits , FEHB , OPM , health insurance , John Berry , Open Season , John Foley , Emily Kopp
DOL recruits through benefits class
The Department of Labor is teaching classes on retirement and health benefits at Howard University. Phyllis Borzi, assistant secretary of labor for the Employee Benefits Security Administration, tells Federal News Radio about the program and their hopes for recruiting.
Tags: DoL , Labor , training , Howard University , Pay & Benefits , administration , Employee Benefits Security Administration , retirement ,
Your money, your health
Health premiums go up an average of 7.2 percent for feds in 2011. What do you need to know about changes in your benefits, deductibles, and copayments? David Snell, insurance expert for National Active and Retired Federal Employees, is Mike's guest this week on Your Turn.
October 6, 2010
Tags: David Snell , NARFE , FEHBP , pay and benefits , Your Turn , Mike Causey
VA publishes regulation on 'presumptive' illnesses
The Department of Veterans Affairs announced a final regulation that makes it easier for veterans to obtain health care and disability compensation for certain diseases associated with services in Southwest Asia (including Iraq) and Afghanistan, Business Wire reports.
Tags: Must Reads , Dorobek Insider , Iraq and Afghanistan , VA , pay and benefits , presumptive illness
VA streamlines Agent Orange claims
Veterans exposed to herbicides while serving in Vietnam and other areas will have an easier path to access quality health care and qualify for disability compensation. The VA's Brad Mayes explains.
Tags: Federal Drive , Agent Orange , VA , management , veterans , Brad Mayes , best practices , Suzanne Kubota
Insurance premiums are changing
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