OPM Releases Approved PSHB Program Carrier Applicants

OPM News Release – March 13, 2024 Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released a list of conditionally approved carrier applicants today to participate in OPM’s new Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program for U.S. Postal Employees and their families. The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 requires that OPM establish this new…

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APWU: Postal Service Health Benefit (PSHB) Program implementation

Will the APWU Health Plan participate in the new PSHB Program? As your Health Plan, we have submitted the necessary paperwork to apply for participation in the Postal Services Health Benefits program. Are APWU Health Plan Postal members impacted during the current 2023 Open Season period? The PSHB Program will not impact the upcoming Open…

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USPS: Open season webinars – Sessions begin Nov. 1

October 25, 2023 Postal Service employees can take part in a series of live and on-demand webinars on health insurance plans and the annual open season benefits enrollment period. “Insurance 101” is an on-demand webinar that will explore insurance terms, types of plans and how to choose the right one. It will also offer an…

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USPS Retiree E-Newsletter: Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Open Season and more…

Breast cancer is a disease in which cells in the breast grow out of control. The kind of breast cancer depends on which cells in the breast turn into cancer. While breast cancer is most often found in women, men can get breast cancer too About 1 out of every 100 breast cancers diagnosed in…

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USPS: Want to Know More About Postal Service Health Benefit Plan Options?

September 21, 2023 The United States Postal Service® (USPS®) is committed to providing quality healthcare options for pre-career employees. The USPS Health Benefit (HB) Plan is administered by CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and is available to eligible pre-career employees (see poster below). When you enroll in the USPS HB Plan, the Postal Service™ provides a contribution…

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USPS Retiree E-Newsletter: Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program

The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (PSRA) was signed into law in April 2022. Since then, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), in conjunction with the Postal Service, has been working to implement the new Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program, as required under the new law. PSHB is a new, separate program within…

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Postal Bulletin highlights Open Season 2022

Welcome to Open Season 2022 Dear Employees, Open Season 2022 is here! This is your once-a-year opportunity to make changes to your benefits if you have not experienced a qualified life event. Open Season 2022 officially begins November 14 and ends December 12, 2022. The information on the following pages is being provided to assist…

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