Summary of Medicare Enrollment Options for Federal Retirees
Several previous FEDZONE columns have discussed Medicare enrollment options for federal retirees once they become eligible to enroll in Medicare at age 65.
Several previous FEDZONE columns have discussed Medicare enrollment options for federal retirees once they become eligible to enroll in Medicare at age 65.
A Health Savings Account (HSA) allows federal employees and retirees to contribute and to pay out-of-pocket medical and dental expenses in a tax-advantaged way.
A recent FEDZONE column entitled “FEHB Program Health Types and Options” (https://stwserve.com/fehb-program-health-plan-types-and-options/) discusses the various types of Federal Employee Health Benefit (FEHB) program health plans available to federal employees and…
A recent FEDZONE column entitled “FEHB Program Health Types and Options” (https://stwserve.com/fehb-program-health-plan-types-and-options/) discusses the various types of Federal Employee Health Benefit (FEHB) program health plans available to federal employees and…
Federal employees and retirees who are enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program have three enrollment choices. The enrollment choices are: (1) Self Only; (2) Self Plus One;…
The 2025 Medicare open enrollment period (OEP) started on October 15,2024 and will continue through December 9, 2024. During the OEP, those individuals aged 65 and older and enrolled in…
One of the ways that the FEHB program reduces costs and holds premium costs is by imposing restraint on health care provider choices including doctors, hospitals, laboratories for blood tests…
Federal employees become eligible to enroll in Medicare when they become age 65. This is because an employee during his or her working lifetime has paid the Medicare payroll tax…
The calendar says it is the middle of October. The Medicare annual enrollment period (AEP) has started, and the annual federal benefits “open season” is less than one month away.
It is the beginning of October and the year 2024 will end in less than three months. December 31,2024 is an important deadline for retired Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) participants…