National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association

A ‘diet COLA’ for FERS retirees has compounding effects on retirement savings

A reduced cost-of-living adjustment, or “diet COLA,” for FERS retirees can create a much larger difference in retirement savings over time.

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Brace yourself for the return of federal long-term care insurance options

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What a lapse in funding might look like in October of 2023

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Postal FEHB enrollees feel ‘angst’ as OPM builds USPS-only health insurance marketplace

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One-on-One with NARFE’s staff vice president for Policy and Programs

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For 2023, federal retirees will see largest COLA increase in over 40 years

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A few recommendations from federal health experts ahead of this year’s open season

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Bill to end Social Security’s ‘evil twins’ that cut benefits teed up for House floor vote

The Social Security Fairness Act now has more than 290 co-sponsors, more than enough to force a House floor vote.

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What the House appropriations bill means for a federal pay raise

With no mention of federal pay raise in the fiscal 2023 financial services and general government bill, House appropriators push forward the White House’s…

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Inflation is becoming a big issue for some federal retirees’ cost of living increases

When Congress created the Federal Employee Retirement System in the ‘80s, one of the most notable changes was that future retirees would get smaller cost of living adjustments than participants in the old Civil Service Retirement System. CSRS and Social Security beneficiaries get COLAs that match inflation; FERS retirees get a smaller adjustment. That hasn’t been a big deal over the past decade of low inflation, but obviously circumstances have changed.

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