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Senators demand OPM withdraw plan to access feds’ medical records
Agroup of 16 Democratic senators on Monday called on the Office of Personnel Management to withdraw its plan to collect ...
OPM Pressed On Impact of Staff Cuts on Retirement Processing, Service
Four House Democrats active in civil service issues have again pressed OPM on processing of retirement applications and the impact ...
OPM Must Identify How It Will Protect Privacy of Federal Employee and Retiree Health Data
OPM’s notice to collect health care data of FEHB and PSHB participants fails to explain adequately why OPM needs the data, how ...
OPM to FEHB carriers: Cut costs, MAHA style
This focus embraces individual autonomy, precision medicine and patient-centered care, and recognizes that the pursuit of mental and physical health ...
OPM wants federal workers’ medical records
The regulation would require 65 insurance companies that cover more than 8 million Americans — including federal workers, retired members ...
OPM Prioritizes Prevention and Wellness in FEHB and PSHB Programs
The guidance calls on FEHB and PSHB carriers to help advance a healthcare approach that prioritizes prevention, improves health outcomes, ...
Senators Push Back on SSA Interpretation of Back Payments under GPO-WEP Repeal Law
As many as several million people have not received full back payments related to the repeal of the government pension ...
Retirement Application Processing Backlog Nearly Doubles in Four Months
The backlog of retirement applications pending processing at OPM has nearly doubled since last fall, with an end-of-February figure above ...
A year after the Social Security Fairness Act, some retirees are still waiting for full benefits
On Jan. 5, 2025, President Biden signed the Social Security Fairness Act(SSFA) into law, repealing two onerous Social Security provisions ...
Most Retirement Applications Are Now Made Online, but Still Don’t Reach OPM for Months
A tipping point was recently passed with the majority of federal retirement applications now being made online, OPM has said, ...