federal retirees

OPM Announces 2025 Open Season – November 10 through December 8

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“During Open Season, we want to give enrollees the opportunity to review their coverage, compare coverage options, and make the choice that is right for them,”

Open Questions About Open Season

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December 1, 2022 The annual open season for choosing a health, dental, and vision plan under the Federal Employees Health Benefits program, the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Plan, and flexible spending accounts is more than halfway over. That leaves only two weekends left to consider your options for 2023. For many federal retirees and … Read more

Fighting for the Right to Your Federal Benefits

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Federal employees meet virtually with lawmakers to make their voices heard on compensation issues. By Tammy Flanagan – June 24, 2021 This week I had the opportunity to attend the legislative conference of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association. This impressive three-day event was held entirely on a virtual platform and included lessons … Read more

Concerns Raised on Compelling Retirees to Enroll in Medicare

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As both the House and Senate have begun hearings into another possible attempt to shore up the Postal Service’s finances, concerns have been raised about a new attempt to compel postal retirees to enroll in Medicare. That provision has been in numerous proposals regarding USPS for years, none of which have come close to final … Read more

NARFE: A Postal Reform Update and Why it Matters for All Federal Retirees

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Here are the slides from today’s NARFE Webinar on proposed Postal Reform legislation and it’s effect on FEHB. – RZ Source: National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association

SEC Files Fraud Charges Against Former Brokers Targeting Federal Retirees

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Washington D.C., July 31, 2017— The Securities and Exchange Commission today charged four former Atlanta-area brokers with fraudulently inducing federal employees to roll over holdings from their federal Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) retirement accounts into higher-fee, variable annuity products. The SEC’s enforcement action comes at a time when the agency has been … Read more

Older Americans Month – May 2017: ‘Age Out Loud!’

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This year’s theme: ‘Age Out Loud’   May is Older Americans Month, which is held each year to celebrate older adults. This year’s theme is “Age Out Loud.” The goal is “to give aging a new voice — one that reflects what today’s older adults have to say,” according to the Administration for Community Living, … Read more

Every Day, 24K Federal Retirees Reach a Busy Signal on OPM’s Toll-Free Line

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By Eric Katz – October 27, 2016 Federal retirees with questions about their benefits have long waits before receiving customer service, often encountering busy signals and facing months of delays to written inquiries, according to a new report. More than one in four phone calls to the Office of Personnel Management in fiscal 2015 from … Read more