Pay & Benefits
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We know telehealth expanded a lot during the pandemic. Now we know how much. The Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General has pulled together data showing that in the first year (2020) more than 28 million Medicare beneficiaries received telehealth services.
September 22, 2022 -
Earlier this week, the key House Ways and Means Committee voted to clear the bill for a full House vote. The fact that repeal of GPO and Offset has gotten this far, finally, has given many the hopes they will someday collect the full benefits they think they deserve.
September 21, 2022 -
The National Guard is looking to boost incentives to join, but expects it may need to discharge up to 14,000 personnel over the next two years who have refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
September 21, 2022 -
In many ways, the way you handle your final affairs will determine how your family and friends remember you. So it’s important to get it right.
September 13, 2022 -
The Department of Veterans Affairs will now provide abortions for veterans in life-threatening situations due to a pregnancy or in cases of rape and incest.
September 02, 2022 -
Democratic lawmakers are urging the Office of Personnel Management to follow through on its plans to expand federal employees’ medical coverage to cover infertility diagnoses and treatments.
August 29, 2022 -
The Education Department's waiver to broaden eligibility for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program will expire on Oct. 31.
August 25, 2022 -
Housing has long been a major benefit for service members, a subsidy to salaries that trail the private sector
August 24, 2022 -
Congress has a lot on its plate to try to avoid a continuing resolution, including a host of appropriations bills.
August 18, 2022 -
The IPPS-A program will bring mobile personnel and pay services to soldiers, as well as a talent marketplace.
August 17, 2022 -
As the travel industry — and prices — recover from COVID-19, the General Services Administration is giving federal employees a little more leeway on hotel costs for official travel.
August 17, 2022 -
Probate can be a lengthy and expensive process that takes months, even years in some cases, to determine how your estate will be split up. Learn what you need to legally protect your family/friends and be sure they get what you want them to get.
August 10, 2022 -
For the nearly 10 million people using TRICARE as their healthcare insurance provider, telehealth appointments have been free of copays, adding a layer of financial relief during a worldwide pandemic. However, that is now about…
August 03, 2022 -
The Senate has given final approval to a bill enhancing health care and disability benefits for millions of veterans exposed to toxic burn pits while serving in Iraq and Afghanistan.
August 02, 2022 -
Depending on which side you’re on, GPO and WEP either rightly save taxpayers a lot of money or, more commonly, they rob tens of thousands of retirees or their spouses from Social Security benefits.
August 02, 2022