Question:
Do you feel you are getting your monies' worth for your health

and medical coverage? I've been seriously thinking about petitioning the OPM (Office of Personnel Management) for on behalf of federal employees concerning the amount that is paid for the Gastric Bypass surgery. I've not been pleased and I'm sure I'm not the only federal employee who has experienced having astronimcal expenses AFTER surgery. Since we pay a substantial amount (depending on the agency-$200-300 per month or more) then we should get the true value from what we pay. As a federal employee or spouse of a federal employee, How do you feel?    — yourdivaness (posted on November 29, 2002)

November 29, 2002
Hi. I don't know if OPM can help, unless you want them to mandate coverage. Probably not all federal plans cover WLS the same way. I used to be a federal worker, too. I found that while GEHA and BCBS looked almost identical, BCBS covered fertility treatments, while GEHA covered nothing that was fertility-related. I learned that I had to study the information packets very carefully and pick my insurance based on what I read.
   — Beth S.