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 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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OPM: 2024 Healthcare Premiums – Full Sets of Rate Charts

The charts below provide information on biweekly and monthly premiums, including the total premiums, the amount the government pays, and the change in the enrollee’s portion of the premium compared to last year. All FEHB plans offer Self Only, Self Plus One, and Self and Family enrollment types. Notice for USPS employees: In 2024, the…

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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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