FEHB and Medicare: How They Work Together for Federal Employees About Edward A. Zurndorfer Edward A. Zurndorfer is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP®), Chartered Life Underwriter, Chartered Financial Consultant, Registered Health Underwriter and Enrolled Agent in Silver Spring, MD. Tax planning,...
Currently only about a quarter of retirees elect Medicare coverage since it largely duplicates FEHB coverage. That law generally requires that FEHB plans with at least 1,500 postal enrollees as of 2023 must participate in the PSHB in 2025, with coverage terms and premiums and other costs ...
The PSHB has some notable differences, as described below, including a smaller number of available plans and a general requirement that to be eligible for PSHB as retirees, those who retire from the USPS after 2024 must enroll in Medicare Part B—and pay its separate premiums—when they beco...
Since FEHB's inception, policymakers and researchers have been interested in the program both as a model for private and public health insurance programs (e.g., Medicare) and as an avenue for expanding coverage to certain individuals (e.g., the uninsured).11 The FEHB model consists of compet...
Following is the section of an OPM guide to the now-ongoing open season, running through December 9, addressing areas of expanded coverage for 2025 in the FEHB program and the new PSHB program. For the 2025 Plan Year, OPM is pleased to continue to promote benefit offerings in the following...