The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (PSRA) is the culmination of more than a decadeās worth of congressional efforts to pass meaningful reform legislation. The PSRA contains financial reforms intended to improve the Postal Serviceās financial sustainability, and operational reforms intended to increase efficiency, accountability, and transparency. The PSRA will have both short- and…
I made a recent comment on a post that offered the opinion that Postal employees are getting screwed when it comes to Medicare. I said that Insurance companies are getting a āget out of jail freeā pass. I based that opinion on what we pay, rather than what we get. When I first got involved…
By Evan Dean – March 2, 2021 Last week, House Oversight and Committee Chairwoman Carolyn Maloney, D-NY, presented draft postal reform legislation incorporating provisions NARFE has long advocated, including Medicare integration that preserves current postal retireesā choice regarding whether to enroll in Medicare Part B. In advance of a hearing reviewing the legislation and other…
By John Hatton / NARFE – February 19, 2021 The start of another Congress marks the start of a new round of discussions about postal reform legislation. As much as circumstances may change, due to the COVID-19 pandemic or changing economic trends or otherwise, the U.S. Postal Service continues to operate within the same basic…
Just received by retired postal workers; USPS RETIREE – Quarterly Newsletter – Fall 2019! Timed for FEHBP Open Season! Loaded with Medicare Integration propaganda. Beware Buying In! This is WHY – Quote from USPS Chief Human Resources Officer, Isaac Cronkite: “Integration with Medicare would ensure that the Postal Service would be able to pay its…
John Hatton – May 13, 2019 At last monthās postal hearing by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Postmaster General Megan Brennan reiterated support for so-called āfull Medicare integrationā as a major component of a solution to the Postal Serviceās financial woes. This innocuous-sounding proposal has been included in every leading postal reform…
The most shocking revelation in the GAOās August 2018 report on Postal Retiree Health Benefits is that the USPS has stopped making payments for retireesā health care on a pay-as-you-go basis. This explains where the USPS is getting the money for thousands of new postal vehicles. Instead, it is drawing down the Postal Service Retiree…
As a lifelong Postal employee (42 Years), I feel compelled to express my concerns relative to H.R. 756 & S 2629, otherwise referred to as āPostal Service Reform,ā I am a Postal Service retiree, member of the National Association of Postal Supervisors (NAPS), and National Active and Retired Federal Employees (NARFE). Though I support legislative…
