Benefits
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February 2016 will be selfie month for thousands of federal workers. Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says this is not a "smile and say cheese" event photo op.
December 17, 2015 -
The Defense Department said the housing allowance rates for 2016 will increase by average of $54 a month, but service members head into a second year of cost-sharing increases.
December 16, 2015 David Snell, director of retirement benefits at NARFE, joins host Mike Causey to discuss the new self-plus-one health care option for federal employees, and the backlog in processing retirement applications. December 16, 2015
December 15, 2015-
If you are still thinking about changing your federal health insurance plan, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says it's time to reset your inertia button.
December 11, 2015 -
This week on "Your Turn", federal heath benefits expert Walt Francis joins host Mike Causey to answer your questions about FEHBP open season, which ends Dec. 14.
December 09, 2015 What does a 14-foot tall statue of a nude male have to do with your federal health plan? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says there is a link.
December 09, 2015Whether you are a 28-year-old triathlete or an 80-year-old retiree, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says you both need to get moving — and fast.
December 08, 2015Tune in this week for Open Season tips from Walton Francis, insurance expert and author of the Consumers’ CHECKBOOK Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees.
December 04, 2015-
Would you like your health plan to pay your premiums? Senior Correspondent Mike Causey said there is a way, provided you do it before the end of Open Season on Dec. 14.
December 04, 2015 -
Benefits experts at the Office of Personnel Management fielded questions from federal employees and annuitants during a Twitter chat. Self-plus-one was one of the questions feds were most interested in finding out more about.
December 03, 2015 -
Rep. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) on Dec. 1 introduced a bill that would give federal retirees and Americans receiving Social Security benefits a one-time cost-of-living adjustment in 2016 equal to a 3.9 percent increase for most recipients.
December 03, 2015 When it comes to health insurance hunters, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says there are two kinds: cougars and couch potatoes. So, which one are you?
December 02, 2015Federal benefits expert Walton Francis, author of the Checkbook Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees, joins host Mike Causey to answer your questions and emails about FEHBP open season. December 2, 2015
December 01, 2015-
The Office of Personnel Management is set to begin its latest Federal Employee Benefits Survey.
December 01, 2015 -
People afraid to make mistakes often avoid choices, but if you are a federal worker or retiree, Senior Correspondent Mike Causey says doing nothing can cost you big time.
December 01, 2015