Senator Inquiries About OPM's Plan for Feds' Health Insurance During Shutdown
Senator James Lankford, R-Okla., has requested details from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) regarding its plan to fund health insurance trust funds for federal employees during the shutdown.
In a letter to OPM Director Scott Kupor, Lankford asked about the current status of the agency's health insurance trust funds and its plans to continue insurance coverage once the funds are depleted.
The OPM manages multiple trust funds that finance federal employee health and retirement benefits programs, including the Federal Employees Health Benefits program, which covers 8.1 million employees, retirees, and their eligible family members.
Senator Lankford wants to know how the OPM plans to continue paying for federal employees' health insurance during the shutdown.
- The current government shutdown is on the verge of becoming the longest budget stalemate in history.
- The OPM's health insurance trust funds are used to finance several federal employee health and retirement benefits programs.
Author's summary: Senator Lankford inquires about OPM's plan for feds' health insurance.