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RC

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14. It is not administered by the Government
Wed Dec 5, 2012, 03:05 PM
Dec 2012
GEHA (Government Employees Health Association) is a self-insured, not-for-profit association providing health and dental plans to federal employees and retirees and their families through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan (FEHBP) and the Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP).

The company currently offers traditional fee-for-service health plan options with a preferred provider organization (PPO) along with a high deductible health plan (HDHP) that can be paired with a health savings account (HSA). On the dental side, GEHA offers two options under the Connection Dental Federal FEDVIP plan.

In 2006, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) chose GEHA as one of a select number of companies to offer supplemental benefits to federal employees under the Federal Employee Dental and Vision Insurance Program (FEDVIP).

GEHA also has a contract with the federal government to administer benefits for the Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan, which will be a transitional program until 2014. "GEHA now provides benefits to almost 1 million covered lives worldwide."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GEHA


The GEHA is a private, not for profit insurance company. Just because the cater to government employees, does not make them government, nor administered by the government.

Their home page: http://www.geha.com/
Notice the .com and not .gov?

There are plenty of "not for profit" health insurance companies around, that insure government employees. They can be just a predatory as any for profit health insurance are. That said, GEHA seems to be following the rulers better than most health insurance companies do now a days.
They would not need a contract with the federal government if they were a government agency.
Therefore going this route undermines the needed Single Payer most of the rest of the world has had for decades.
This is not the public option frazzled Dec 2012 #1
Actually, ProSense Dec 2012 #2
But is it in the hands of for-profit insurers? n/t leftstreet Dec 2012 #3
"at least one of the nationwide plans must be offered by a nonprofit entity" ProSense Dec 2012 #4
This is the plan kent conrad, baucus were pushing Report1212 Dec 2012 #6
This is ProSense Dec 2012 #8
Boeing military contracts are 'administered by the government' leftstreet Dec 2012 #9
You already, ProSense Dec 2012 #11
Wow. We're all getting the healthcare Congress gets? leftstreet Dec 2012 #12
Our Congress Critters are Federal Employees. RC Dec 2012 #15
It is not administered by the Government RC Dec 2012 #14
Yes, it is. ProSense Dec 2012 #17
It is a contractual agreement between the Federal government and a private health insurance company. RC Dec 2012 #19
It's administered by the federal government. ProSense Dec 2012 #22
The government negotiates the terms of the agreement and structures the plan, yes, but RC Dec 2012 #23
"Look up 'administer'" Maybe ProSense Dec 2012 #24
Medicare is also administered by for-profit companies like Blue Cross, United, etc. Hoyt Dec 2012 #26
No. It's going to be a totally Federal gov't sponsored BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #5
And unlike the private option ... frazzled Dec 2012 #7
What? ProSense Dec 2012 #10
As you've noted the Public Option is NOT a single-payer BlueCaliDem Dec 2012 #18
No, here's the difference frazzled Dec 2012 #20
Wrong ProSense Dec 2012 #21
You know better than the experts quoted in the Washington Post frazzled Dec 2012 #25
Could this be at least a step toward a true public option? LongTomH Dec 2012 #13
Sorry, this is a step away from Single Payer. RC Dec 2012 #16
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