Name: Government Employees Health Association, Inc.
Address: 310 Ne Mulberry St, Lees Summit, MO, 64086-5861, USA
Telephone: (816) 257-5500

GEHA is the second-largest national health plan and the second-largest national dental plan serving federal employees, federal retirees and their families. GEHA provides health and dental plans to almost

1 million covered lives worldwide.

Members know GEHA as a comprehensive health insurance plan with fast, friendly customer service and quick turnaround on claims. Our goal is to pay 80 percent of claims within 8 calendar days and we usually beat that.

GEHA is a self-insured and not-for-profit association. Members pay no dues. We currently waive all membership fees. GEHA maintains low overhead costs; of each premium dollar we receive, we return more than 94 cents in direct benefits to our health plan members. health insurance benefits to federal employees and retirees from all agencies and branches of government. In 1964, the company officially became known as the Government Employees Hospital Association, Inc. - GEHA. In 2007, the organization changed its name to Government Employees Health Association in order to more accurately describe the nature of the Association; the company continues to be known as GEHA.

GEHA was one of the first insurance carriers eligible to provide coverage to federal employees under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Act of 1959. The FEHB Program contracts with several hundred health insurance plans to provide coverage for over 8 million federal enrollees and dependents, including retirees.

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GEHA provides health insurance benefit plans to federal employees and retirees and their dependents. The company currently offers traditional fee-for-service health plan options with a network of participating providers. For the 2005 plan year, GEHA was among the first in the federal market to launch a high-deductible health plan that can be paired with a health savings account (HSA).

In 2006, the Office of Personnel Management 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). The GEHA Connection Dental FederalSM dental plan provides comprehensive dental benefits for federal employees and retirees and their dependents. Active employees may pay dental plan premiums through pre-tax payroll deductions. Retirees may pay premiums through post-tax annuity deductions. Members may use any dentist that they choose.

Our supplemental dental plan, CONNECTION Dental PlusÂ®, offers a full range of enhanced dental services and includes a network of more than 66, 000 provider locations nationwide. This supplemental plan is available to all federal employees, including those who are not GEHA health plan members.

Government Employees Health Association, Inc.

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