Until 2025, the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program was the sole program for federal employees and retirees, including those working for, or who had retired from, the semi-corporate U.S. Postal Service. The Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) began in calendar year 2025 as a ...
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FEDVIP conducts enrollment open seasons each autumn running concurrent with the FEHB open season. An eligible individual may enroll in a FEDVIP benefits plan for self-only, self and family, or self plus one (the “one” must be someone who would be eligible for coverage under FEHB as a fa...
Another important feature ofFEDVIPis that you don’t have to be enrolled in the FEHB program to sign up for its benefits. Even if you are, you don’t have to elect the same coverage. For example, you could be enrolled in the Self and Family option under FERS but the Self On...
Weekly column from benefits expert Reg Jones covering FERS, CSRS, TSP and Roth, phased retirement, exemptions, and how and when to make key decisions for your future.
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To qualify for a deferred retirement, you need at least 5 years of service. However, you will not be able to receive health insurance (FEHB) or life insurance (FEGLI) through the government. You will be able to receive your pension at a deferred time. And deferred pension benefits are of...
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