Sentences with phrase «federal employees health»

When your annuity payments begin, if you had Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) coverage for the 5 years of service immediately before you separated, you will again have the opportunity to enroll in a health benefits plan under the regular FEHB program, and OPM will pay the Government share of the premium.

CareFirst has approximately 577,000 members enrolled in the Federal Employees Health Program (FEP), making it the largest FEP insurer in the country.

The preemption analysis set out above with respect to ERISA applies equally to the Federal Employees Health Benefit Program.

Comment: One commenter requested that the final rule clarify that section 264 (c)(2) of HIPAA does not save state laws that would otherwise be preempted by the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program.

The Federal Employees Health Benefits Act (FEHBA) empowers the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) to...

Work highlights Obtained a unanimous Supreme Court reversal in favor of insurer Coventry Health Care, with the court finding the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act overrides state laws barring subrogation and reimbursement.

When your annuity payments begin, if you had Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) coverage for the 5 years of service immediately before you separated, you will again have the opportunity to enroll in a health benefits plan under the regular FEHB program, and OPM will pay the Government share of the premium.

These are all immediate annuity benefits that also allow you to keep your Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Federal Employees» Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) coverages as a retiree if you have been enrolled for enough time (usually the 5 years immediately preceding your retirement) before you retire.

The widow (er) of a deceased annuitant can not continue coverage in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program unless there is a survivor annuity.

Previously, they had a portion of their premiums paid under their old health care plan, the Federal Employee Health Benefits program.

Congressional staff members enrolled in the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program since the earliest opportunity, in the five years preceding retirement, or for the entire period of eligibility, can continue receiving health benefits through the plan if they retire on immediate annuity.

The Federal Employee Health Benefit Act of 1998 preempts any state law that «relates to» health insurance or plans.

Comment: Several commenters suggested that the proposed rule was unnecessarily duplicative of existing regulations for federal programs, such as Medicare, Medicaid, and the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program.

Coventry Health Care v. Nevils (Does the Federal Employee Health Benefits Act's express - preemption provision preempt state laws that prevent carriers from seeking subrogation or reimbursement and, if so, is preemption by contract consistent with the Supremacy Clause)(co-counsel on the merits)

Response: Congress specifically subjected certain federal programs, including Medicare, Medicaid, and the Federal Employee Health Benefit Program to the privacy regulation by including them within the definition of «health plan.»

As benchmarks, states would be able to choose either: One of the three largest small employer plans in the state; one of the three largest state employee health plans; one of the three largest federal employee health plan options; or the largest health maintenance organization plan offered in the state's commercial market.

Healthcare — The Federal Government offers the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) which includes excellent dental plans, long - term care plans, life insurance, and a host of options.

* Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas includes the Blue Card program, in which clients with out - of - state Blue Cross / Blue Shield plans and the Blue Cross Federal Employee Health Benefits Program are able to see our providers as though they were in state.

Not exact matches

Human resource maintenance activities related to safety and health usually entail compliance with federal laws that protect employees from hazards in the workplace.

These regulations are handed down from several federal agencies, including the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and various state agencies, which implement laws in the realms of worker's compensation, employee protection, and other areas.

Federal reporting requirements for companies that provide employees with health, welfare or fringe benefits.

A simple warning to all companies that provide employees with some type of pension plan or health, welfare, or fringe benefits: don't mess up federal reporting requirements or you'll face hefty late - filing penalties.

* SECOND, a hiring freeze on all federal employees to reduce federal workforce through attrition (exempting military, public safety, and public health);

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A federal judge has denied a request by Hobby Lobby to block the part of the health care overhaul that requires it to cover the morning - after and week - after pill for its employees.

I don't really think the issue is whether or not the CC should provide this coverage, or even what supposed rights individuals have to what health care coverage * they are offered, * but what right does the Federal government have to dictate what kind of coverage is offered to employees.

On April 8, 2013, the Little Sisters responded to the «Notice of Proposed Rulemaking» from the Department of Health and Human Services by stating that «the federal government should not force us to counteract through the health benefits for our employees the very same Gospel of Life that we attempt to live out in communion and solidarity with the needy elderly.&Health and Human Services by stating that «the federal government should not force us to counteract through the health benefits for our employees the very same Gospel of Life that we attempt to live out in communion and solidarity with the needy elderly.&health benefits for our employees the very same Gospel of Life that we attempt to live out in communion and solidarity with the needy elderly.»

«This site will be a vehicle for our members to engage their employees and customers, and a resource for consumers, state and federal legislators, media and others to gain important information on the health and environmental benefits of choosing glass.»

During a federal investigation of political - insider bribery and corruption, no Nassau official acknowledged actually reading the contract for county employee health coverage through Benefit Plan Administrators.

And even as multiple wells in nearby Hoosick Falls tested positive for elevated and potentially dangerous levels of the same toxic chemical more than a year ago, state health department employees suggested a delay in reporting results and did not initially recommend a wider outreach to the public, according to emails between state, county and federal officials, some of which were obtained through a Freedom of Information Law request to the federal Environmental Protection Agency.

Glaser says health - care benefits are «out of alignment» with private sector, as well as other states and federal benefits, and noted that there had been 14 percent increase in pay for public employees over the years.

Washington (CNN)-- Howard Dean, a former governor and physician and a proponent of the federal health care law, acknowledged Sunday that some businesses will inevitably drop health insurance coverage for their employees.

Among other points of contention, health department employees dismissed an advisory limit for human consumption of PFOA set by the federal Environmental Protection Agency, and argued that their differences with the federal authorities were a matter of «philosophy» and not just science, according to a senior EPA official's handwritten notes from a phone conference with state officials.

ALBANY, NY (12/28/2011)(readMedia)-- A coalition of CSEA, PEF, UUP, NYSCOPBA, NYSTPBA, NYSPIA, and AFSCME Council 82, unions representing virtually all of New York State employees have filed lawsuits in federal court challenging the Cuomo Administration's unilateral increase in the percentage of health insurance contributions required of state retirees.The legal challenge applies to changes made by the administration this fall and covers state employees who have retired and seen their share of health insurance premium increase beyond the level at which they retired.

Kelly and Jimmy lobbied for the county takeover of Safety Net and election charges, enacted a new cost - saving health insurance plan for town employees, and worked with county, state and federal officials to promote economic development.

-» [M] ost Federal government support for new basic research» stopped during the shutdown «due to furloughs of 98 percent of NSF employees, nearly three quarters of the NIH [National Institutes of Health], and two thirds of the CDC.»

If enacted, PAWA would bring public employees, including state university workers like Sheri, under the protection of the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which currently excludes them.

The guidance paper, jointly published this month in ACOEM's Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (JOEM) and AAOHN's journal Workplace Health & Safety, summarizes current evidence regarding marijuana consumption; discusses possible side effects, including temporary impairment as it relates to the workplace; reviews existing federal and state laws that impact employers; and suggests various strategies available for monitoring marijuana use among employees.

Perturbed by recent news reports and its own findings that some National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists have earned up to $ 300,000 or more in outside income (Science, 21 May, p. 1091), a congressional panel has asked another 15 federal agencies to report on employee consulting and awards.

Because as a employee of a tax - exempt institution, a university, you have to distance yourself, you can't get health care insurance, salary from federal grants and run for office.

In the federal law, companies with 50 or more employees who do nt provide insurance are going to have to pay a penalty — as high as $ 2,000 per employee — if some of their employees go into the new health exchanges and get government subsidies.

The Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences at the University of Florida may pay the employer's share of premiums to the Federal Health Benefits Insurance Program from its appropriated budget for any cooperative extension employee of the institute having both state and federal appointments and participating in the Federal Civil Service Retirement Federal Health Benefits Insurance Program from its appropriated budget for any cooperative extension employee of the institute having both state and federal appointments and participating in the Federal Civil Service Retirement federal appointments and participating in the Federal Civil Service Retirement Federal Civil Service Retirement System.

(a) There is established within the Federal Government an Interagency Committee on Handicapped Employees (hereinafter in this section referred to as the «Committee»), comprised of such members as the President may select, including the following (or their designees whose positions are Executive Level IV or higher): the Chairman of the Civil Service Commission, the Administrator of Veterans» Affairs, and the Secretaries of Labor and Health, Education, and Welfare.

The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) is committed to protecting current and former Federal employees and applicants for employment from interference and retaliation when making protected disclosures, or «whistleblowing,» which includes disclosing information related to a violation of law, rule, or regulation; gross mismanagement; gross waste of funds; abuse of authority; or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety.

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Specifically, individuals must be a part of the Federal Community health center network of employees, in a qualifying rural setting, or one of the County Health Departments in the health center network of employees, in a qualifying rural setting, or one of the County Health Departments in the Health Departments in the state.

Your annuity must begin within 30 days or, if you are retiring under the Minimum Retirement Age (MRA) plus 10 provision of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS), health and life insurance coverage is suspended until your annuity begins, even if it is postponed.

Employee Express: PBGC employees have electronic access to an online site where they can perform a variety of discretionary personnel and payroll transactions (e.g., changes to Financial Allotments, Health Benefits, Thrift Savings Plan, Direct Deposit, Federal and State Taxes, Home Address, and Savings Bonds).

Your annuity begins within 30 days, (However if you are retiring under the Minimum Retirement Age (MRA) plus 10 provision of the Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) and you have postponed the commencing date of your annuity, health and life insurance coverage is suspended until your annuity begins), and,

Why this section is important: This section will cover your policy for establishing a safe workplace for all employees, including your company's compliance with federal and state health and safety laws.