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Article Title: OPM Releases List of Conditionally Approved Carrier Applicants for Postal Service Health Benefits Program
Snippet of Article: "The U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) has released a list of approved carrier applicants to participate in the Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) Program. The program was established for U.S. postal employees and their families to begin January 1, 2025. ..."
Article Title: AARP | Do retired federal employees have to enroll in Medicare?
Snippet of Article: "I have federal retiree health insurance. Do I have to sign up for Medicare? ...retired federal employees covered under the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program aren’t required to enroll in Medicare. Your federal retiree coverage can continue as your primary coverage if you’ve been continuously insured for five years immediately before departing.
This isn’t the case for other types of retiree health insurance. Typically, health insurance coverage from a former employer, rather than a current employer, becomes secondary to Medicare when you turn 65...."
