Pay & Benefits

Open Season Q&A

Answers to questions that may help you make your health insurance choices.

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Making Your Open Season Choices

A guide to making the best decisions for you and your family’s needs.

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Money-Saving Medicare Tips

Questions and answers about FEHBP and Medicare plans in retirement.

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Making Sense of the Medicare Mess

Questions about Medicare and FEHBP coverage are more important than ever this year.

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Tricks and Treats in Retirement

Sometimes the system brings pleasant surprises, and other times unwelcome news.

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8 Myths About Federal Retirement

Just because a lot of people think something is true doesn’t mean it is.

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Best Dates to Retire: Taking Your Leave

Accrual of annual leave is an important factor to consider in deciding when to move on.

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Best Dates to Retire 2017

What are the optimal days to move on from government next year?

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Social Security Confusion

A case where not knowing the precise terminology to use led to a miscommunication.

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Use the Magic Words to Get What You Want

When seeking retirement information, make sure you're precise in how you phrase your question.

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Fighting to Protect Your Benefits

A report from the biennial meeting of the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association.

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7 Questions to Answer Before Buying Life Insurance

Take advantage of next month’s rare open enrollment period to adjust your FEGLI coverage.

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How Much Life Insurance Do You Really Need?

A rare open enrollment period next month provides an opportunity to reevaluate your costs.

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Fear of Losing Benefits

In a new survey, federal employees express concern about what the future might bring.