FEHB
Are You Worth More Dead Than Alive?
Spousal Benefits
By Tammy Flanagan
If you are married, have you begun to evaluate the kinds of benefits under CSRS and FERS that your spouse will be eligible for if he or she lives longer than you? Providing an annuity for a surviving spouse is generally a win-win situation, and the federal government has very generous benefits [...]
More Details on TRICARE Plans
When I mentioned the possibility of substituting TRICARE for commercial or Federal Employee Health Benefits (FEHB) I thought it was amore cut and dry proposition. But comments and questions I’ve received indicates to me that a lot of military and retired military who out to know and TRICARE, one of their major benefits, don’t. And [...]
TRICARE Flavors and How To Taste Them
Several days ago I wrote about the possibility of military retirees using the DoD TRICARE program to take care of their own medical insurance needs as well as the coverage they might be required to provide ex-spouses. We should look at this idea in a little more detail since it won’t be the best for everyone and [...]
