Benefit coverage for Utah's more than 60,000 federal employees and retirees is offered through the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program. SelectHealth, the insurance division of Intermountain Healthcare Visitors to the website can compare plans based on a number of quality indicators incl...
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...
There are two other major variants. In “consumer-driven” options, enrollees get a sum of money to pay toward health costs, then pay a deductible, and then have standard fee-for-service or HMO coverage. In “high-deductible health plans,” enrollees have a tax-favored account—typically, ...