Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits
In this week’s Federal benefits news, we get a lesson on why you should get and keep copies of important documents, learn that some employees can be eligible for exceptions to the rules, and discuss what OPM is doing to reduce health insurance costs. And speaking of health insurance, I’ll answer the question “what happens to my health insurance after I leave Federal service?” Let’s get started.
What Happens to My Health Insurance When I Leave?
I love getting and answering questions. This week I received a question from a reader of my “Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits” newsletter named Roberta who said: I was chatting with a coworker today about some of our colleagues taking early retirement. One of the things we are not clear on is what these early retirees will do for healthcare until they are eligible for Medicare. Will they be able to continue their current discounted coverage, or will they have to fill in the gap with private insurance? Let's look at their options.
Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits
Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits
Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits
In this week’s Federal benefits news, we ask why we should care that budget talks are still underway, we get schooled on locality pay and how it's determined, and hear of early legislation to provide a pay raise for 2019. And, is OPM’s Retirement Processing Center preparing for a storm of retirements? Let’s get started.
Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits
In this week’s Federal benefits news, we take a quick look back at pay and benefits issues in 2017, confirm a pay raise for 2018, talk about the most common retirement question, and remember that we still have one healthcare chore left after Open Season. Oh, and how did your TSP do last year? Let’s get started.
You Still Have One Healthcare Chore for 2017
Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits
Weekend Reading on Your Federal Benefits
In this week’s Federal benefits news, there’s a leak that says your pay could soon be frozen (but freezing your pay is not the answer), the debt ceiling is just a farce, and there’s a difference between a raise and a COLA. Also, it may be time to be concerned about taking too much money out of your TSP. Let’s get started.