Pay & Benefits
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The FEHB open season runs through Dec. 13. so there is still plenty of time to compare plans, in addition to your current carrier, and compare their premiums, benefits, drug coverage and physician network.
November 17, 2021 -
To be eligible for federal survivor benefits, widows or widowers must have been married to an employee or annuitant for at least nine months. But meeting that requirement was difficult for some survivors due to provisions in the Defense of Marriage Act and various state laws prohibiting same-sex marriage, which the Supreme Court has since declared unconstitutional.
November 16, 2021 -
The January cost of living adjustmnent for most retired feds, military and Social Security reciepents will be 5.9%. But the keyword is “most.”
November 16, 2021 -
After spending three years as Undersecretary for Veterans Benefits during the Trump administration, Paul Lawrence has learned a few lessons.
November 11, 2021 -
This Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Open Season, doing some shopping could save you big. And there are resources you can turn to help you make your decision.
November 11, 2021 -
Federal workers and retirees have little time to miss another deadline and lose, as in overpay up to $2,000, on next year’s health premiums.
November 10, 2021 -
Next year's premium rate increases under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program are on the modest side, at least compared to recent years. Open season begins Monday and runs through Dec. 13.
November 08, 2021 -
For many long-term investors — like folks in the Thrift Savings Plan — the question is simple. What, if anything, should I be doing with my portfolio?
November 03, 2021 -
People are going back to the dentist in full force to regain control of their oral health. Open Season is the best time to reexamine the dental plans available to federal employees and TRICARE retirees, as plans and premiums may be changing.
November 02, 2021 -
When people leave government, either for another job or retirement, about a third take their TSP accounts with them.
November 02, 2021 -
This exclusive e-book will help you navigate federal health care benefit plans for 2022 open season and how to choose what's right for you.
October 29, 2021 -
A growing number of savvy feds are and have been rolling outside money into the TSP at an impressive and growing scale.
October 28, 2021 -
There are also lots of things to consider, including picking the best health plan for you and yours to get you through 2022.
October 27, 2021 -
The emergency paid leave program, which Congress created through the American Rescue Plan, ended last month, but the Office of Personnel Management will continue to reimburse agencies through the end of fiscal 2022.
October 25, 2021 -
New study, published this month in the journal Health Sciences Research, projected worse health outcomes for DoD beneficiaries even if as few as 10% of them were shifted to private-sector care.
October 25, 2021