Archived Director Messages 2025 Director Messages January 2025: Shared partnerships ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 2024 Director Messages January 2024: SilverScript Prescription Drug Program explained March 2024: The struggle of joint and back pain for letter carriers April 2024: Health Benefit Plan app May 2024: Protect yourself from health care fraud June 2024: Take charge of your mental health July 2024: The Postal Service Health Benefits program and convention information September/October 2024: Pre-planning before PSHB Open Season November 2024: PSHB Open Season December 2024: PSHB coming up 2023 Director Messages March 2023: The Health Benefit Plan seminar April 2023: Expanding our telehealth coverage May 2023: Take care of your mental health June 2023: Preventive health July 2023: The benefits of the Cigna OAP network August 2023: Time for preventive check-ups September 2023: How to lower health care costs October 2023: Rights and responsibilities November 2023: Built by letter carriers and run by letter carriers December 2023: New prescription drug plan for Medicare-eligible retirees 2022 Director Messages January 2022: Meeting your goals for the new year March 2022: Preparing for the 2023 benefit package April 2022: This spring, keep up with your health May 2022: Programs to help address diagnoses June 2022: Wellness incentive program July 2022: Check in on your health September/October 2022: What to consider during Open Season November 2022: Highlights of Open Season December 2022: NALC High Option Plan-Aetna Medicare Advantage 2021 Director Messages January 2021: New Year's resolutions March 2021: New online tools and wellness incentives April 2021: Changing your plan outside of Open Season May 2021: Addressing caregiver burnout June 2021: Health care fraud July 2021: Paying attention to heart health August 2021: Member rights and responsibilities September 2021: Reminders for the upcoming Open Season and other events October 2021: October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month November 2021: What to consider when choosing a health care plan December 2021: Changes to the Health Benefit Plan for 2022 2020 Director Messages January 2020: New benefits and important reminders for 2020 March 2020: Write a new health story for 2020 April 2020: Plan your vacation with the Plan May 2020 This May, celebrating women's health June 2020: This June, celebrating men's health July 2020: Protecting your child's health August 2020: Protecting yourself and knowing your options September 2020: Choosing a health insurance plan October 2020: FEHB Open Season November 2020: How to save with your health plan December 2020: End-of-year mental health reflection 2019 Director Messages January 2019: This year, resolve to make mental well-being a priority March 2019: These tech tools help put medical control in your hands April 2019: How claims are processed in double-coverage scenarios May 2019: Preventive care: How the Plan puts you on the road to better health June 2019: Stop health care fraud July 2019: Extra benefits for Plan members August 2019: Plan options abound for healp with emotional and behavioral health September 2019: Who is our health benefit rep? October 2019: Your 2020 health benefit changes December 2019: Q-and-A: Medication changes in 2020 2018 Director Messages January 2018:New year, new start March 2018: Safeguard your health April 2018: Health Benefit Plan members' rights and responsibilities May 2018: Medicare enollees (High Option Plan) June 2018: The High Option Plan: Keeping medical costs low and quality high August/September 2018: Health Assessments can pay off in more ways than one October 2018: Open Season is around the corner November 2018: First Class Benefits, Packaged and Delivered December 2018: A Plan changing along with you 2017 Director Messages January 2017: Make sure to complete your 2017 Health Assessment March 2017: Be proactive about your health April 2017: Combating health care fraud, wast and abuse May 2017: Check out these offerings through Optum(TM) June 2017: Protect yourself this summer July 2017: HIPAA privacy notice August 2017: Obtain HBP's maximum network benefits September 2017: Prescription drug benefits October 2017: Be prepared for Open Season November 2017: During this year's Open Season, 'Dare to Compare' December 2017: Updates from the HBP