Benefits
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How are you going to pay for next year's health and long-term care premiums with only a 1 percent pay raise? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says he has a plan.
December 08, 2016 -
Welcome to the #FedFeed, a daily collection of federal ephemera gathered from social media and presented for your enjoyment.
December 07, 2016 -
Is there an unnatural act in your future? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says if you are a government worker or retiree, you've got the green light to go ahead.
December 07, 2016 -
Walton Francis, author of the Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees and Annuitants joins Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to answer your questions about FEHBP open season which ends Dec. 12. December 7, 2016
December 06, 2016 -
If you buy insurance now and your status changes next year, what happens? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you get your own, anytime open season.
December 06, 2016 -
If Shakespeare was a government employee now, which health plan would he pick? Mike Causey says Medicare to B or not to B, that's the question.
December 05, 2016 -
Tune in to FEDtalk this week for an inside look at the Open Season Virtual Benefits Fair, plus hear from Blue Cross Blue Shield Association about their best FEHB offerings during Open Season. December 2, 2016
December 01, 2016 -
The Navy is trying to personalize health care for its patients by integrating it in their daily lives.
December 01, 2016 -
After a nearly across-the-board downturn last month, the Thrift Savings Plan posted much higher numbers for the Thrift Savings Plan in November.
December 01, 2016 -
John Hancock Life & Health Insurance Company, OPM's provider for the Federal Long Term Care Program, said "a confluence of factors" led to the sudden and drastic increases in premiums for 2017.
December 01, 2016 -
Has the federal health insurance hunting season got you bewitched, bothered and bewildered? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it'd be worse if you didn't work for Uncle Sam.
December 01, 2016 -
Is your federal health plan a sleeping giant? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says failure to shop during the current open season could cost you a ton of money.
November 30, 2016 -
Congress is doing away with Frank Kendall's position and is authorizing more troops for the services.
November 29, 2016 -
Federal benefits expert Walt Francis joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to answer your questions about government health savings accounts, and how they can save you money. November 30, 2016
November 29, 2016 -
The most recent plan to save the Postal Service involves taking a page out of the private sector’s book: required enrollment in Medicare.
November 29, 2016