From the NALC eActivist Network: Two U.S. senators have responded to the campaign by NALC and other unions to remove an excise tax on health plans, now in the Senate health care bill, that could negatively affect letter carriers’ health plans later in the next decade. Joined by workers and labor leaders at a press […]
EMPLOYEE SELF-SERVICE DEADLINES FOR BELATED ELECTIONS EXTENDED Postal employees can use PostalEASE employee self-service on LiteBlue, Blue and at employee kiosks to make some belated open season elections for the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) programs. PostalEASE belated elections are not available by phone. As previously announced, employees have until […]
USPS News Link BELATED ELECTIONS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE HEALTH BENEFITS AND FEDERAL EMPLOYEES DENTAL AND VISION INSURANCE Based on information just received from the Office of Personnel Management regarding changes in Blue Cross/Blue Shield Standard Health Plan provisions, belated elections for all plans within the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program will be accepted beyond […]
Press Release Chairman Danny K. Davis Responds to Enrollee Outrage Over BCBS 2009 Changes Rep. Davis’ (D-IL) and Members of the Subcommittee requested that the Office of Personnel Management extend the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program Open Season for millions of federal employees Washington D.C. – On Wednesday, December 3, 2008 the Subcommittee on Federal […]
From U.S. House Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia: The Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Postal Service and the District of Columbia will hold a hearing entitled, “2009 Blue Cross Blue Shield Health Benefit: What it means for Federal employees.” The hearing will be held on Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at […]
Talk about being a Grinch! On January 1st, more than 4 million federal employees — half of the government workforce — are having their benefits cut by Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS). That’s right, BCBS has drastically altered a plan that millions of federal employees and their families rely upon for their healthcare coverage — […]
Health insurance premiums for federal employees and retirees will increase by an average of 2.1 percent next year, the Office of Personnel Management announced this afternoon. Officials said they held down the rate increase, which is substantially lower than what most other workers will be asked to pay in 2008, by dipping into excess financial […]