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A flexible spending account (FSA) is an account that allows you to save pre-tax dollars and use them toward your medical and dependent care expenses. Many employers offer FSAs as a benefit. You ...
The law also requires that mental health benefits be equal to a plan’s coverage of medical or surgical care. Long-term care: You will need to pay for long-term care if you become disabled or ...
The Federal Employee Health Benefit (FEHB) program provides health insurance to federal employees and their dependents. Federal employers are eligible to keep FEHB after retirement. FEHBs can ...
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( ERISA) ( Pub. L. 93–406, 88 Stat. 829, enacted September 2, 1974, codified in part at 29 U.S.C. ch. 18) is a U.S. federal tax and labor law that establishes minimum standards for pension plans in private industry. It contains rules on the federal income tax effects of transactions ...
The Federal Employees Health Benefits ( FEHB) Program is a system of "managed competition" through which employee health benefits are provided to civilian government employees and annuitants of the United States government. The government contributes 72% of the weighted average premium of all plans, not to exceed 75% of the premium for any one ...
Self-efficacy, a theory developed in the 1960s, is the belief that you can succeed at a particular task. If you have high self-efficacy, you're more likely to set high goals for yourself and stick ...
Medicare: You can contact Medicare using its general contact information or by contacting its Benefits Coordination and Recovery Center directly at 800-MEDICARE (800-633-4227; TTY: 877-486-2048).
Employee benefits in the United States include relocation assistance; medical, prescription, vision and dental plans; health and dependent care flexible spending accounts; retirement benefit plans (pension, 401 (k), 403 (b) ); group term life insurance and accidental death and dismemberment insurance plans; income protection plans (also known ...