Life After Government
NEWS
- Insurer sends wrong benefit information to long-term care enrollees 11/13/09 Company will issue corrections and OPM will extend the deadline for affected participants.
- Critics call TSP mutual fund option risky 11/03/09 A proposal to allow feds to invest their retirement money into mutual funds is causing heartburn in some lawmakers and unions.
- Hidden cost hikes aren't new to federal benefits programs 10/30/09 Premium jumps in the long-term care insurance program are the latest example of stealthy rate increases.
- President signs bill repealing Defense personnel system 10/28/09 Signing ceremony coincides with release of GAO report criticizing Pentagon's approach to pay for performance.
- FEHBP open season nears as Congress considers major health care reform 10/23/09 Click here for our guide to Open Season 2009.
- OPM extends window for long-term insurance changes 10/22/09
- Compromise Defense policy measure advances retirement reforms 10/07/09
- Transition begins to new long-term care contract 10/02/09
- Bill could offset Medicare premium increases for federal retirees 09/28/09
- Cost of administering the TSP to increase in 2010 09/24/09
- Postal Service to offer buyouts 08/25/09
- House panel passes amended domestic partner benefits bill 07/30/09
- Pay and benefits legislation awaits lawmakers 07/07/09
- June is a slow month for TSP 07/01/09
- Federal pay and benefits provisions missing from Senate bill 06/30/09
RETIREMENT PLANNING
By Tammy Flanagan
Open Forum
Responses to readers on health insurance open season issues.
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- Federal Retirement Benefits Calculator
- OPM Retirement Services Page
- Federal Employee Health Benefits Program
- Thrift Savings Plan
- Social Security Online
- For links to a much wider variety of retirement-related links, be sure to visit our Comprehensive Retirement Resources Page
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