Open Season
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Incomplete, inaccurate provider database remains a major problem, 11 months after new vendors took over TRICARE management.
November 30, 2018 -
Workers and retirees in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program have several choices: They can shop around, talk with their primary physicians, or, like most people they can do nothing.
November 29, 2018 -
Walton Francis, editor of Consumers Checkbook Guide to Federal Health Plans, joined host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to talk about best buys during FEHBP open season and why more people need to switch health care plans.
November 28, 2018 -
The possibility of a Dec. 7 partial government shutdown is another good reason feds and especially retired government workers should pick their 2019 health plan ASAP.
November 28, 2018 -
Over the long Thanksgiving weekend Mike Causey visited with probably two dozen current or former feds, none of whom have made any change in their health care coverage in the last five to seven years.
November 26, 2018 -
The health insurance open enrollment season runs through close-of-business Dec. 10. Here are three quick tips for health plan hunters from Walton Francis, author of "Checkbook’s Guide to Health Plans For Federal Employees."
November 23, 2018 -
Walton Francis, author of the Checkbook's Guide To Health Plans For Federal Employees, joins host Mike Causey on this week's Your Turn to discuss how to spot the best buys when picking out a federal health plan during open season. November 21, 2018
November 21, 2018 -
The issue with the FEHBP is a good one: Too many plans and options to choose from. But the pros said you can narrow those choices down to two or three plans,
November 21, 2018 -
Even if you have an overall good health plan — such as one of the FEHBP options — the most important thing is its catastrophic coverage.
November 19, 2018 -
You may be in the best plan for you this open season. But you won’t know for sure unless you take some time to check your options.
November 16, 2018 -
Insight by Shaw Bransford & Roth P.C. Your Options This Open Season In the midst of open season, tune in to FEDtalk this Friday, November 16th, at 11 AM EST to hear about some of…
November 16, 2018 -
Walt Francis, a federal health plan expert, joined Federal News Network's Mike Causey on Your Turn to answer your open season questions.
November 14, 2018 -
Hundreds of thousands of active and retired federal and postal workers have the opportunity to pay less and get more as the health insurance hunting season runs through Dec. 10.
November 14, 2018 -
Feds need to check their health benefits this open season, even if they don't intend on changing plans; the plans themselves could be changing.
November 13, 2018 -
Open season for participants in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) runs Nov. 12 through Dec. 10. Here's what you should know.
November 09, 2018