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Open Season is fast approaching. The Postal Reform
Acto of 2022 requires the creation of a new health benefit
program, within FEHB, that will be exclusive to US Postal
Service employees. This new program, the Postal Service
Health Benefit Program (PSHBP) will still be part of
FEHB and will still be administered by the Office of
Personnel Management (OPM).
During Open
Season 2024, all
employees and retirees will: a) Be
moved into a PSHBP plan, b)
Choose a PSHBP
plan, or c) be placed
into a PSHBP plan. You control which happens to you.
All employees should receive a letter in October informing them
if their current health plan is being offered in the new PSHBP.
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If your current FEHB plan is
offered in PSHBP, and you want to stay with that plan, you
will not have to do anything. You will be slotted in
that same plan PSHBP.
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If your present plan is
not offered in PSHBP,
OR you want to
change plans, you will make a selection.
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If your present plan is not offered
in PSHBP and you do not
make a selection, OPM will
place you in the cheapest plan that does not
have a deductible and you will be stuck in that plan until
the nest Open Season.
The USPS has been
providing information about the changes which also include the
requirement to enroll in Medicare when you turn
65, or stop working (whichever comes first). An
informational booklet was sent to all employees in August.
If you did not receive this booklet you can find it
HERE.
The USPS is also conducting virtual meetings to deiscuss PSHBP
and Medicare Integration. These meetigns are open to all
employees and retirees. The meetings are held twice per
month, two times per day usually at 1200 pm and 400 pm.
You can participate on your computer, cell phone, landline
or tablet.
Text "PSHBP" to 39369
to receive notifications of
virtual meetings on PSHBP /
Medicare Integration |
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PO BOX 22122 
