[20220211]IN11856_2022年邮政服务改革法案中USPS健康福利的拟议变更.pdf

CRS INSIGHT Prepared for Members and Committees of Congress INSIGHTINSIGHTi i Proposed Changes to USPS Health Benefits in the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 February 11, 2022 The Postal Service Reform Act of 2022 (PSRA; H.R. 3076) includes a number of provisions that would alter the authority and operations of the U.S. Postal Service (USPS) and the Postal Regulatory Commission. Section 101 of the PSRA includes reforms intended to reduce USPSs future retiree health liability by requiring eligible postal retirees to enroll in Medicare Part B and by providing retiree drug coverage through Medicare Part D. This Insight provides an overview of how Section 101 of the PSRA would change USPS worker and retiree health benefits. USPS Health Benefits Similar to most other federal agencies, the USPS offers health care benefits to its employees, retirees, and their dependents through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHB), which is administered by the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Although USPS health benefits are provided through FEHB, the USPS is governed by arrangements that are unique within the federal government in regard to its funding of these benefits. For non-