Upcoming Postal Service Health Benefits Program webinars led by CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield

To participate, employees must register on the daytime webinars or evening webinars websites. Participation is voluntary. Nonexempt employees must be off the clock or on authorized breaks.

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

Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Updates, Breast Cancer Awareness, Postal News

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PSHB Options to Largely Mirror FEHB Options, Where It Will Have a Parallel Plan

The announcement of rates and coverage terms in both programs could come at any time.

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OPM: Automatic Enrollment in Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB)

Postal Service enrollees always have the right to choose their PSHB plan during the Federal Benefits Open Season. This year, Open Season will run from November 11, 2024, through December 9, 2024.

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Postal Service Health Benefits Program webinar to be held Sept. 5

USPS employees and annuitants may participate in an upcoming virtual seminar on the new Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program.

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OPM Audit: APWU Health Plan’s Pharmacy Operations overcharged postal workers by $45 million

The audit found that ESI overcharged the Carrier and the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) nearly $44.9 million by not passing through all prescription drug discounts and credits required under the Carrier’s contract with OPM.

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USPS: Policies Set on Automatic Enrollment in New Postal Health Plan

July 9, 2024 OPM has issued guidance on automatic enrollment in the Postal Service Health Benefits program for 2025 if U.S. Postal Service employees and retirees currently covered by the FEHB do not specifically elect an insurance plan in that new program during the open season this fall. Guidance recently posted by OPM, although dated…

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