Postal Service Health Benefits Program webinar – October 17, 2024
The session will be held Thursday, Oct. 17, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern and from 4 to 5 p.m. Eastern.
U.S. Office of Personnel Management
OPM OIG Report: Communication will be key in upcoming launch of new Postal health insurance program
IG is anticipating OPM may face challenges during the program’s inaugural Open Season.
OPM: Emergency Leave Transfer for Federal Employees Adversely Affected by Tropical Cyclone, Tropical Storm, and Hurricane Helene 2024
Agencies are responsible for administering the ELTP for their own affected employees. Employees should contact their servicing agency human resources office for further information on the emergency leave transfer program.
OPM: 2025 Rate Charts for Postal Service Health Benefits Premiums
In 2025, the employer contribution rate for PSHB plans is the same across all Postal labor unions and management associations, except for USPS non-career employees or where specified otherwise in a collective bargaining agreement.
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.
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.
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.
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 … Read more