USPS Open Season Benefits Fair Website
The Open Season for the 2024 plan year for health insurance under the inaugural Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program and dental and vision insurance under FEDVIP and Flexible Spending…
Postal Bulletin covers open season
Postal Bulletin’s latest edition, published Oct. 31, previews this year’s open season benefits enrollment period that begins soon.
An employee group is miffed by the new Postal Service insurance program’s Medicare Part D coverage
The first open season for the new employer-sponsored health insurance program for U.S. postal workers is just around the corner, but already the new system is causing controversy.
OPM doesn’t have documented customer experience plans for the Postal Service’s open season, OIG says
The launch will be the first test of the new federal health insurance exchange designed to serve U.S. Postal Service employees, retirees and dependents, first established by the 2022 Postal…
How Medicare Part D will work in upcoming USPS insurance program
With a few weeks left before Open Season begins, the Office of Personnel Management is putting the final touches on how it’s planning to implement the Postal Service Health Benefits…
OPM Releases Final Rule on PSHB
The Office of Personnel Management (OPM) is issuing this final rule to clarify and establish additional requirements regarding the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program, which was established pursuant to…
OPM Rule Limits Prescription Drug Plan Choice for Postal Retirees
The final rule removes choice of prescription drug coverage for Medicare-eligible postal retirees, requiring they receive coverage through their plan’s Medicare Prescription Drug Plan (MPDP) by removing the option to…
AUDIT OF THE U.S. OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT’S IMPLEMENTATION OF THE POSTAL SERVICE HEALTH BENEFITS PROGRAM
The primary objective of this audit was to provide oversight of the implementation of the new U.S. Postal Service Health Benefits Program (PSHBP) to ensure that the U.S. Office of…
Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Plan Brochures – Coming Soon
PSHB plan brochures will be made available on this page by the start of Open Season on November 11th, 2024
OPM OIG concerned about the initial transfer of members from FEHBP to PSHBP
Also of concern, related to FEHBP program enrollment and eligibility, is that the initial transfer of members from the FEHBP to the PSHBP is planned to occur without a centralized…