There is no requirement that an employee or a retiree be enrolled in an FEHB program health plan in order to enroll in the FEDVIP. Participating dental and vision providers may be different from FEHB program health care providers. Coverage in FEDVIP will continue into retirement automatically unl...
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...
In Plan Year 2023, all FEHB Carriers will provide coverage for foods specifically formulated and prescribed to treat inborn errors of metabolism (IEM) without regard to age, mode of administration (oral vs. nasogastric tube), narrow arbitrary limitations to specific diseases, or whether it is the...
In real life: Federal restrictions on abortion coverage and the women they impact In recent work, Busch and colleagues found that subanalyses of the FEHB parity program demonstrated financial protections for individuals with bipolar disorder and major depression, with managed care tools apparently applie...
Gave OPM the authority to waive the five years of service requirement for individuals to have FEHB coverage in retirement in cases of exceptional circumstances 1986 Federal Employees' Retirement System Act of 1986(P.L. 99-335) Authorized coverage for individuals first employed by the District of...
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 paralleling their FEHB offerings. However, those guarantees apply only for the initial year. The call letter does...
including a structure that for years has been held up as a model of employer-sponsored insurance—solid coverage at a competitive cost, a wide range of plan choices, no limits or waiting periods to enroll, and eligibility for most to continue coverage in retirement with the government paying ...