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FEHB Open Season for 2023 Plans– Higher Costs on the Horizon
The 2022 FEHB Open Season will run from November 14, 2022 through December 12, 2022. Open Season starts every year on the Monday of the second full work week in November and ends on the Monday of the...
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Power to the People – PLEASE!
Please forward this article to others that may find it informative. This past winter our gas and electric bills doubled from the previous year. Both companies confirmed that my usage was about the same...
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Medicare Advantage Plans (Heads Up for Upcoming Open Season)
I discussed the Medicare Advantage Plans associated with our Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) last year during open season. These are relatively new and low-cost options that retirees can...
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Blue Cross Blue Shield Basic to GEHA Standard Plan Comparison – 2023
Please forward this article to others that may find this information useful. This summary compares the 2023 Self + One Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) Basic plan to the GEHA Standard plan for those who...
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The FEHB Open Season Conundrum, Selecting the Best Plan
Please forward this to all federal employees, annuitants, and survivors Each year we publish numerous articles about the current open season’s (FEHBs) available plans, and we send out an updated “Open...
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FEHB Medicare Advantage Plans – What You Need to Know
For most federal annuitants, FEHB Medicare Advantage (MA) plans will be the cheapest option next year. They combine low out-of-pocket healthcare expenses—sometimes $0 besides prescription drugs— with a...
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Big Prescription Drug Benefit Changes in 2024 and Beyond
It’s a little early to start talking about health care open season. However, major Medicare Part D reforms were enacted in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) that everyone needs to be aware of....
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Comparing FEHB Plans to their Medicare Advantage (MA) Option
This article compares the Government Employees Health Association (GEHA) Standard Plan to their new MA Option. You will have to review the specific plan of interest to ensure it covers the services you...
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MA Plans and the Prescription Drug Plan – Continued
I’ve spent most of my time evaluating our health care options this past two months. This year’s focus was on the new Medicare Advantage (MA) plans offered by GEHA and the Medicare Prescription Drug...
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Down But Not Out – Imagine if This Was You!
Please forward this to others that may find this information helpful. They can sign-up to receive my free Retirement Planning Newsletter Our national debt was $15.5 trillion in 2012 when I first...
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