Health Insurance for Federal Employees and Retirees.
Provides overview of the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), an employer-sponsored health insurance program for Federal employees and annuitants. Discusses origin and purpose of program, describes FEHBP multiple plan design and enrollee choice, addresses benefit coverage and cost-shari...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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2002.
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| Series: | U.S. Congressional Research.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Provides overview of the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP), an employer-sponsored health insurance program for Federal employees and annuitants. Discusses origin and purpose of program, describes FEHBP multiple plan design and enrollee choice, addresses benefit coverage and cost-sharing, population covered, payments to participating plans, premium costs and increases over time, program financing and budget costs, administration, grievance and appeals procedures, and the relationship of FEHBP to State insurance laws and Medicare. Compares benefits and enrollee out-of-pocket costs and addresses rules and issues pertaining to coverage and costs for individuals eligible for both FEHBP and Medicare. |
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| Item Description: | Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |