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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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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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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USPS Postal Service Health Benefit Plan informational video series is now available

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…

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OPM Releases Approved PSHB Program Carrier Applicants

OPM News Release – March 13, 2024 Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) released a list of conditionally approved carrier applicants today to participate in OPM’s new Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program for U.S. Postal Employees and their families. The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 requires that OPM establish this new…

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Postal Service Health Benefits Program begins in 2025

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…

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