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OPM tweaks its final rule for the postal health benefits plan

(2 days ago) WEBThe Postal Service Health Benefits program, established by the 2022 Postal Service Reform Act, will provide an estimated 1.9 million USPS employees, retirees and dependents with their own health

https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2024/05/opm-tweaks-final-rule-postal-health-benefits-plan/396374/

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Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program FAQs

(6 days ago) WEBThe Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program is a new, separate program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program, administered by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) which will provide health insurance to eligible Postal Service employees, Postal Service annuitants, and their eligible family members …

https://www.opm.gov/healthcare-insurance/pshb/

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PSHB virtual seminar – USPS Employee News

(6 days ago) WEBUSPS employees may participate in an upcoming virtual seminar on the new Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program. The session will be held Tuesday, May 21, from noon to 1 p.m. Eastern. PSHB — which takes effect in 2025 — is a new, separate program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and will be …

https://news.usps.com/2024/05/14/pshb-virtual-seminar-2/

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RELEASE: OPM Releases Interim Final Rule for the New Postal …

(5 days ago) WEBThe U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has released the interim final rule for the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program, a new health insurance program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program. The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (PSRA) required OPM to establish the PSHB Program, …

https://www.opm.gov/news/releases/2023/04/opm-releases-interim-final-rule-for-the-new-postal-service-health-benefits-program/

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RELEASE: OPM Releases List of Conditionally Approved Postal …

(1 days ago) WEBPostal Services Health Benefits Program Will Provide a Customer Friendly System Covering Nearly Two Million USPS Employees, Annuitants, and Family Members 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 …

https://www.opm.gov/news/releases/2024/03/opm-releases-approved-pshb-program-carrier-applicants-for-new-system/

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Want to Know More About Postal Service Health Benefit Plan …

(9 days ago) WEBTo enroll, use PostalEASE ® at ewss.usps.gov or call the HR Shared Service Center (HRSSC) at 877-477-3273, option 1. You can also contact HRSSC to check your eligibility and ask other benefits-related questions. Employees are encouraged to visit CHECKBOOK’s Guide to Health Plans for Federal Employees through LiteBlue ® to …

https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2023/pb22633/html/info_003.htm

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OPM tells FEHB carriers to prepare for USPS health program’s launch

(8 days ago) WEBMarch 1, 2024 7:25 am. 7 min read. The Office of Personnel Management is already telling health insurance carriers in the Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) program to get ready for a unique Open Season this fall. In preparation for the 2025 plan year, OPM for the first time outlined clearer plans to implement the Postal Service Health

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/open-season/2024/03/opm-tells-fehb-carriers-to-prepare-for-usps-health-programs-launch/

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Postal Service Health Benefits Program - New Fact Sheets Released

(9 days ago) WEBThe Postal Service Reform Act (PSRA) (signed into law on April 6, 2022) mandated the creation of a new Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program. PSHB is a new, separate program within the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program and will be administered by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

https://apwu.org/news/pshb-program-new-fact-sheets-released

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The Postal Service Health Benefits program, prescription coverage …

(4 days ago) WEBFor plan year 2025, the benefits for any PSHB plan must be equivalent to the benefits offered by the FEHB program. For example, if FEHB GEHA High decides to offer a PSHB version, PSHB GEHA High

https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2024/02/postal-service-health-benefits-program-prescription-coverage-and-open-season-2025/394298/

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USPS fact sheets on the new Postal Service Health Benefits Program

(5 days ago) WEBSince the enactment of the Postal Service Reform Act (PSRA) last year, NALC has been working with the Postal Service, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), our sister postal unions, and other stakeholders on the implementation of the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program, a new postal health insurance …

https://www.nalc.org/news/nalc-updates/usps-fact-sheets-on-the-new-postal-service-health-benefits-program

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Here are the carriers in the Postal Service health insurance program

(5 days ago) WEBInsurers sought for US Postal Service health plans The USPS is getting its own benefits program to reduce expenses, one cost-saving measure of several spurred by the Postal Service Reform Act os 2022.

https://www.federaltimes.com/management/pay-benefits/health-care/2024/03/12/here-are-the-carriers-in-the-postal-service-health-insurance-program/

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Postal FEHB enrollees feel ‘angst’ as OPM builds USPS-only health

(4 days ago) WEBOPM received more than 70 public comments on its interim final rule to create a new postal-only health insurance marketplace for 1.7 million USPS employees, annuitants and eligible family members. The agency accepted comments through June 5. The agency is creating the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program as a …

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/benefits/2023/06/postal-fehb-enrollees-feel-angst-as-opm-builds-usps-only-health-insurance-marketplace/

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Big Medicare Changes Coming For Postal Service Retirees - Forbes

(8 days ago) WEBIn 2018, there were about 500,000 retirees receiving health benefits with the Postal Service Retiree Health Benefits Fund paying most of the costs. The PSRA could save about $50 billion over the

https://www.forbes.com/sites/dianeomdahl/2023/06/06/big-medicare-changes-coming-for-postal-service-retirees/

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OPM Starts the Process of Booting USPS Employees to a New …

(8 days ago) WEBOPM, the Postal Service and a select few other agencies will spend a total of $101 million to stand up the new exchange, according to the interim rule, and will incur about $51 million in costs

https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2023/04/opm-starts-process-booting-usps-employees-new-health-care-program/384860/

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OPM Sets Standards for FEHB, New Postal-Only Health Program

(9 days ago) WEBOPM has issued its annual “call letter” on federal employee health insurance, which for the 2025 plan year will see the introduction of a Postal Service Health Benefits program as a carve-out

https://www.fedweek.com/fedweek/opm-sets-standards-for-fehb-new-postal-only-health-program-in-2025/

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Postal service reform bill would shift retirees health care costs to

(8 days ago) WEBA US Postal service employee unloads mail at a facility on February 10, 2022 in Houston, Texas. On February 8, the House of Representatives passed the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (H.R. 3076).

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2022/02/24/1082248921/postal-service-reform-act-medicare

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USPS Health Benefits Plan for Non-Career Employees

(Just Now) WEBON ABOUT.USPS.COM. Newsroom › USPS Service Alerts › Forms & Publications › Careers › Site Index › ON USPS.COM. USPS.com Home › Buy Stamps & Shop › Print a Label with Postage › Customer Service › Delivering Solutions to the Last Mile › OTHER USPS SITES. Business Customer Gateway › Postal Inspectors › Inspector General

https://about.usps.com/postal-bulletin/2020/pb22558/html/cover_005.htm

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‘Cancer Unveiled’ – USPS Employee News

(9 days ago) WEBRepresentatives from GEHA, a provider of health plans for federal employees, will lead the discussion. Participants must register before the event on the webinar website. Participation is voluntary. Nonexempt employees must be off the clock or on authorized breaks. Employees with questions can email the Benefits and Wellness team.

https://news.usps.com/2024/05/13/cancer-unveiled/

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Virtual job fair – USPS Employee News

(2 days ago) WEBNews; News Quiz; Off the Clock; On the Job; People; Week in Review; About Link; Archives; Daily printout; Datebook. May 19. May 19, 2024 @ 1:00pm. USPS virtual job fair. Virtual job fair. May 12 at 5 a.m. ET. The Postal Service will offer a virtual job fair for supervisory positions on Sunday, May 19. ‘USPS Retirement Health Benefits’

https://news.usps.com/2024/05/12/virtual-job-fair-3/

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Atlanta mail delays: DeJoy outlines USPS plan to improve service

(8 days ago) WEBBringing in more than 100 people from across the USPS to work on-site to identify and "rectify bottlenecks." These employees would also conduct quality assurance, ensure Atlanta employees are

https://www.11alive.com/article/news/special-reports/postal-problems/atlanta-mail-delays-dejoy-outlines-usps-plan-improve-service-palmetto/85-b1c9d41b-9323-4531-b23a-06ca1fe9b86e

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Postmaster General DeJoy Delays USPS 'Delivering for America' Plan

(9 days ago) WEBThis point was underscored in a report by the Federal News Network, emphasizing the Postal Service's commitment to work with management associations and adhere to collective bargaining agreements

https://hoodline.com/2024/05/postmaster-general-dejoy-delays-usps-delivering-for-america-plan-changes-in-atlanta-amid-legislative-pressure/

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26 senators tell USPS to ‘pause all changes’ to delivery network …

(3 days ago) WEBA bipartisan group of 26 senators is calling on the Postal Service to halt its network modernization changes, until an independent regulator can weigh the merits of the plan. The senators, in a letter to Postmaster General Louis DeJoy and the USPS Board of Governors, are raising concerns about

https://federalnewsnetwork.com/agency-oversight/2024/05/26-senators-tell-usps-to-pause-all-changes-to-delivery-network-until-regulators-review/

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US Post Office chief defends restructuring plan as net loss narrows

(5 days ago) WEBU.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy defended the Postal Service's 10-year restructuring plan in the face of harsh criticism from lawmakers as the agency reported a second quarter net loss of $1.5

https://www.reuters.com/world/us/us-postal-service-second-quarter-net-loss-narrows-15-billion-2024-05-09/

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Sen. Cornyn, other senators ask USPS to pause rollout of plan

(5 days ago) WEBThe Delivering for America plan, a 10-year plan that aims to modernize the postal system, has come under heavy scrutiny in recent months due to significant mail delays across the country,

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/sen-cornyn-other-senators-ask-usps-to-pause-rollout-of-plan-that-contributed-to-houston-mail-delays/ar-BB1mnqoK

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Capito, Colleagues Call on Postal Service to Pause Planned …

(Just Now) WEBWASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a bipartisan group of 21 of her Senate colleagues in a letter to U.S. Postmaster General Louis DeJoy calling on the United States Postal Service (USPS) to pause planned changes to its processing and delivery network that could slow down mail delivery until …

https://www.capito.senate.gov/news/press-releases/capito-colleagues-call-on-postal-service-to-pause-planned-changes-to-mail-delivery-network

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RRD Recognized for Exceptional Leadership in Employee Benefits

(3 days ago) WEBIt works alongside the company’s HealthEquity-provided Health Savings Account (HSA) plan to ensure employees always have a way to pay out-of-pocket costs. A recent global medical trends survey from WTW found that the cost of medical care benefits in the U.S. is projected to increase about 8.9% in 2024, compared with 8.2% in 2023.

https://investor.rrd.com/news/news-details/2024/RRD-Recognized-for-Exceptional-Leadership-in-Employee-Benefits/default.aspx

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FSA contributions, forfeits are on the rise post-Covid - The …

(7 days ago) WEBThe average forfeiture? $441. Jake Spiegel, research associate of health and wealth benefits research at EBRI, said there is not a lot of empirical evidence on how workers use — or don't use

https://www.bizjournals.com/bizjournals/news/2024/05/09/health-care-plan-fsa-contribution-forfeit-ebri.html

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CITGO Retirees Get Class Status in Benefits Calculation Suit

(8 days ago) WEBCITGO Petroleum Corp. and its retirement plans must face a federal class action brought by plan participants claiming that their benefits were miscalculated. The plaintiffs said that the defendants violated the Employee Retirement Income Act by using out-of-date mortality assumptions to calculate their benefits from Jan. 1, 1995 to Jan. 1, …

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/employee-benefits/citgo-retirees-get-class-status-in-benefits-calculation-suit

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Schumer’s AI Plan Urges Billions in Spending to Challenge China

(3 days ago) WEBThe US needs to shield Americans from the risks posed by artificial intelligence while promoting the emerging technology with at least $32 billion in annual government spending to stay ahead of rivals like China, according to a highly anticipated policy blueprint from a bipartisan group of senators.

https://news.bloomberglaw.com/tech-and-telecom-law/schumers-ai-plan-urges-billions-in-spending-to-challenge-china

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Gay couple files first-of-its-kind class action against NYC for IVF

(9 days ago) WEBA gay couple filed a first-of-its-kind class action lawsuit against New York City on Thursday alleging that the city’s health insurance plan is discriminatory because it doesn’t cover in vitro

https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-news/gay-couple-files-first-kind-class-action-nyc-ivf-benefits-rcna151250

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Scientists craft bold plan to unlock secrets of RNA

(8 days ago) WEBSequencing RNA in all its many forms could benefit public health in profound ways. “The past several decades have included a remarkable trend toward precision medicine, driven by groundbreaking efforts such as the sequencing and mapping of the human genome, but we now know that our genetic code alone doesn’t tell the whole …

https://www.uc.edu/news/articles/2024/05/uc-chemist-a-key-figure-in-bold-plan-to-sequence-rna.html

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