Podcasts Government Federal Drive with Tom Temin Does OPM know that spouse on your federal health insurance plan is really your dog?

Does OPM know that spouse on your federal health insurance plan is really your dog?

Published: Jan. 25, 2023, 1:18 p.m.

The Federal Employees Health Benefits Program has a problem. Its overseer, the Office of Personnel Management, doesn't have a reliable way of know whether plan holders' family members are actually eligible. The Government Accountability Office estimates insurers might be paying out a billion dollars a year on ineligible members. For more, Federal Drive host Tom Temin spoke with Seto Bagdoyan, Director of the GAO's Forensic Audits and Investigative Service.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices