In this issue: Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Updates – Read updated information about PSHB including the Special Enrollment Period, Lunch and Learn seminars, Watch Parties and more. Arthritis Awareness – Did you know that osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis and occurs most frequently in the hands, hips, and knees? Social Connectedness – Social connectedness is when…
March 13, 2024 USPS Postal Service Health Benefit Plan informational video series is available under MyHR on the blue page. Here is a summary of the five part video series that is designed to answer many of your questions about the new plan that will take effect on January 1, 2025 and will affect every…
In 2022, The Postal Service Reform Act repealed the USPSâs unfair pre-funding mandate, ensuring six-day delivery and creating the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program within the existing Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program. These accomplishments benefit the long-term financial stability of the USPS, which in turn benefits letter carriers. This month’s Postal Record discusses…
On March 31, 2024, the Postal Service will revise the Employee and Labor Relations Manual (ELM), part 520, by adding new section 521.8 to reflect the Postal Service establishing the Postal Service Health Benefits Education Program (PSHBEP), as required under the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022. Although the Postal Service will not publish these revisions…
Iâm a current APWU member & USPS retiree. As such, I feel that the APWU & other unions have let us retirees down in the worst way. I worked my entire careers being told Iâll have the very best health care -the same FEHP used by all federal employees at all levels. Yet, now that…
September 21, 2023 The United States Postal ServiceÂź (USPSÂź) 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…
These trifold brochures will be mailed to all USPS employees and retirees on July 1, 2023. These provide information on Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) for employees and annuitants. This information is also posted on the Members Benefits page here. PSHB Annuitants Trifold – July 2023 PHSB Employees Trifold – July 2023 See the previous newsbreak…
May 1, 2023 The new Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program will begin Jan. 1, 2025. The PSHB Program will be a separate program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program and will be administered by the Office of Personnel Management. The PSHB Program will provide coverage for Postal Service employees, annuitants and their…
