In structure, the FEHBP is a laboratory for the managed competition approach advocated by many experts to control health care costs and promote quality. The FEHBP offers two types of health plans. Government-wide, or nationally rated, plans must set premiums that do not vary across markets and...
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Eligible individuals may elect coverage in an approved health benefits plan for either individual or family coverage. For the 2013 plan year, there are about 230 different plan choices, including all regionally available options. As a practical matter, an individual's choice of plans is often ...
This section assists HR professionals in understanding the different types of health benefit plans (e.g., traditional indemnity, managed care), the benefits that may be offered (e.g., prescription drug, dental, vision), how cafeteria plans work and the i
California Benefits for Health Plans under Federal Reform Defined in Legislation Sent to Gov. BrownBazar, Emily
The Basic Health Program Option under Federal Health Reform: Issues for Consumers and States Outlines states' option to cover adults with incomes of 133-200 percent of the federal poverty level and legal immigrants ineligible for Medicaid by contracting with health plans or providers. Examines federal...
In such cases it might make sense to have two self-only plans—or, if there is one eligible child, one self-only and one self plus one enrollment. However, it’s not uncommon for employees retiring from non-federal jobs to lose their health benefits coverage or have it substantially ...
governments manage the public medical insurance marketplace, while private companies run private exchanges. While government exchanges are usually limited to qualified health plans (i.e. ACA-compliant plans), private exchanges have more flexibility to offer non-qualified plans that may ...
The program was created by the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959 (FEHBA; P.L. 86-382). FEHBA and its subsequent amendments established the parameters for eligibility; election of coverage; the types of health plans and benefits that may be offered; and the level of the governmen...
The 119th Congress has started early on reintroducing or debuting new plans to reduce telework capabilities at federal agencies. Carten Cordell January 15, 2025 OPM set to finalize rules standardizing General Schedule, blue collar locality pay maps ...