How Retirees Can Keep Federal Employee Health Benefits – FEHB

"...No, you don't need to purchase a Medigap policy since FEHB and Medicare will coordinate benefits to provide comprehensive coverage for a wide range of medical expenses. The Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program and Medicare FastFacts (PDF file) [67 KB] ..."   
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Carper postal bill would force retiree integration with Medicare

Postal Reform Bill Needs Work, But Needs to Be Passed

"...Postal Service replied with a statement saying it was “particularly gratified that the bill…will ensure that our retiree health benefits program will adopt the best practices of the private sector and fully integrate with Medicare ..."   
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Postal Reform Bill Would Create a Horrible New Health Plan For Postal Workers - A plan You Would Not Want To Be Forced To Have

Postal Reform Bill Would Create New Health Care Plan for Agency

"...The revised language would require the Office of Personnel Management to create a Postal Service Health Benefits Program, and to administer it within FEHBP. Any company currently offering an FEHBP plan that contains more than 5,000 postal enrollees would be required to offer the same plan within the new postal-specific system. About 90 percent of all postal enrollees would be covered by this provision, while the remaining 10 percent would be exempt from making the switch. ..."   
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Postal Pension and Health Care Benefits Under Attack In Postal Bills

Senators Introduce Postal Reform Bill With Bipartisan Support

"...The reform act would allow the Postal Service to not offer new employees access to the Federal Employees Retirement System or contribute to their Thrift Savings Plan account. It would also give USPS authority to, in consultation with postal unions, create an independent health care benefits system ..."  
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