FEHBP, Medicare and Postal Workers would be harmed by Issa / Postmaster General healthcare plan

Title: GAO: USPS Healthcare Plan Would Hurt Medicare, Postal Workers

Article Snip: "...“The FEHBP, which includes many non-profit plans, is one of the best health insurance programs in the country,” Guffey added. “Removing postal employees would jeopardize the FEHBP, and would result in less coverage and higher healthcare costs for postal workers. ..."

Reference: www.apwu.org
Postal Service Healthcare plan,

Postal Service wants to pull retirees out of Federal Employees Health Benefits program - loss of a large worker benefit

Title: USPS Plan to Pull Out of Fed Health Benefits Could Cost Postal Workers

Article Snip: "...“The differences in deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums under the USPS plan -- on their own, or in combination with lower coverage levels for some services -- could lead to higher total costs for some postal employees and non-Medicare-eligible retirees, including those who would have lower premiums under the USPS plan,” GAO wrote in its report...."

Reference: www.govexec.com
Postal Service, Medicare, Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), FEHB and Retirees,

Would Postal plan destroy the FEHBP for all federal employees?

Title: Democrats skeptical of USPS push to sponsor own healthcare program

Article Snip: "...“In destroying the FEHBP, the USPS would disrupt the health insurance of 8 million Americans..."

Reference: thehill.com
Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), Threat To FEHBP, destroy the FEHBP,

Federal Health Care Tip

Title: Playing Russian roulette with your health plan

Article Snip: "...If you are a federal or postal worker who is close to retirement, thinking about taking a buyout, likely to be laid off or are involved in a shaky marriage, listen up: Your lifetime health insurance benefits may be in danger. ..."

Reference: www.federalnewsradio.com
Federal employees health care

Your Health Benefits are Under Attack

Title: Finance Acts, Amendments Still Threat To FEHBP
Article Snip: "...As the Senate and House prepare to vote on health care reform legislation, NARFE is concerned that amendments could be offered which would jeopardize the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), a generally successful employer-provided plan covering nearly nine million federal employees, retirees, survivors and their families...."
Reference: capwiz.com