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FEHB premiums to increase by 7.2 percent in 2011
OPM said the rise in costs is lower than the industry standard. Employees who choose family coverage will see an increase of $22.90 a month. Open season starts Nov. 8.
Tags: pay and benefits , OPM , FEHB , Colleen Kelley , NTEU , Open Season , Jason Miller
What's happening to your pay, benefits, retirement?
Multiple proposals being discussed by Congress and the White House would affect feds' pay and benefits. Host Mike Causey is joined by Steve Losey and Steve Watkins of the Federal Times to discuss what might be coming down the road.
May 25, 2011
Tags: Pensions , retirement , workforce , pay and benefits , FERS , CSRS , Mike Causey , Steve Watkins , Steve Losey , Federal Times
Man robs bank for $1 to get health care in prison
Richard James Verone says he needed medical attention and hoped that by getting arrested, he would have access to health care in prison.
Tags: North Carolina
Connolly announces support for health care plan
President Barack Obama heads to Capitol Hill Saturday to drum up more support for health care reform.
Tags: Rep. Gerry Connolly , health care , Obama , pre-existing conditions , catastrophic health care , George Mason University , Colleen Kelleher , Neal Augenstein
More of the nitty-gritty of Open Season options
Senior Correspondent Mike Causey talks with Walton Francis, editor of Consumer Checkbook's Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees.
Nov. 25, 2009
Tags: Pay & Benefits , Your Turn , Mike Causey , Walton Francis , Checkbook's Guide to Health Plans for Federal Empl , Dorothy Ramienski , FSA , Open Season , catastrophic coverage
Other Open Season Options
The federal insurance open season ends in two weeks. Health insurance is the big item. But Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says that workers and retirees should also check out the optional dental and vision packages while they are picking their 2010 health plan.
Tags: P&B , Mike Causey , FEHBP , FEDVIP , Open Season , Blue Cross , Mail Handlers , Triple-S Salud , Aetna , GEHA , MetLife , United Concordia , Humana , GHI , dental/vision plans
Congressman calls for hearings about federal LTC insurance premium hikes
Virginia Congressman Gerry Connolly tells Federal News Radio he wants to know why so many are seeing such high premium increases.
Tags: Pay & Benefits , LTC insurance , premium hikes , Rep. Gerry Connolly , Mike Causey , Dorothy Ramienski , For Your Benefit
How to work around FEHBP's fewer choices and higher costs
There are fewer options and higher prices in store for most federal employees this Open Season. But premiums may not have to be as high as many feds think. FederalNewsRadio gets tips from the editor of CHECKBOOK's Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees.
Tags: Pay & Benefits , FEHBP , Mike Causey , OPM , premiums , Walton Francis , Checkbook's Guide to Health Plans for Federal Empl , Suzanne Kubota , Blue Cross , GEHA , Kaiser
Some insurance companies leave Federal Employee Health Benefits Plan as Open Season approaches
OPM memo outlines which companies are leaving and what they must do before 2010. Insurance companies have to notify participants of their intent, but feds are responsible for finding new plans.
Tags: Pay & Benefits , FEHBP , Mike Causey , OPM , Dorothy Ramienski ,
Feds' FEHBP no longer in danger; Congress, staffers still affected under Grassley plan
As it stands now, federal employees and retirees can still keep their coverage under the Federal Employee Health Benefits Plan. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey has the latest details.
Tags: Pay & Benefits , FEHBP , Mike Causey , Senator Chuck Grassley , Senator Ron Wyden , health care reform
