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There’s a new type of FEHBP plan worth considering this open season.
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The number one question I get from federal employees and retirees is what to do about Medicare and the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program at age 65 (or at retirement for those who carry their health insurance as a federal employee after they turn 65). I can generally provide assistance on this question and have conducted webinars dedicated to this one issue many times in the past.
But now one facet of this decision is becoming more complicated: the option to use a Medicare Advantage plan, otherwise known as Medicare Part C. This week, I want to write about a relatively new type of FEHBP enrollment that combines Medicare Advantage benefits with FEHBP coverage. To be honest, I am not 100% confident in all of the ins and outs of this coverage, but I know much more now than I did before the start of this year’s o