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FEHB to give new hires first day health care coverage under OPM proposal

Published: Feb. 8, 2024, 12:54 p.m.

b'Incoming federal employees will soon get access to the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) program slightly quicker.\\nTo try to avoid potential gaps in health care benefits for new hires, the Office of Personnel Management proposed a tweak to the FEHB program that deals with enrollment processing.\\nThe wait for new feds to start getting coverage through FEHB can sometimes take several weeks. But after OPM finalizes its proposal, newly eligible enrollees will see \\u201cfirst day\\u201d FEHB coverage, once they are on their agency\\u2019s payroll.\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'