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Meet the postal worker, 90, who has no plans to retire and 'turn into a couch potato'

'Leroy Brown was just about to start his career with the United States Postal Service. His first day: Dec. 31, 1955. ...He's still going strong, working in the Los Angeles International Service Center, a USPS processing center. The 90-year-old is in his 70th year of service to the federal government, including a two-year stint in the U.S. Army...Retirement doesn't seem to be in the nonagenarian's plans. He's healthy, he's active, he loves being around other people and, well, he's not really sure what he'd do anyway. "I don't want to turn into a couch potato," Brown said. "I don't just want to sit around in one place."...'

Reference: www.jsonline.com
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Beware Federal Employees: Mandatory Medicare First Step to Eliminating FEHB Coverage for Retirees?

'...Postal reform legislation may impact the rest of the federal workforce by changing Medicare eligibility and increasing FEHB costs...As is often the case in Congressional bills, the bill’s title does not reveal the real impact of the proposal. In this case, “Postal reform” legislation has been introduced in the House of Representatives. The title is accurate but the real impact may be the potential to increase health care premiums for federal employees and retirees enrolled in Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) plans. The legislation could also turn out to be the first step in removing federal retirees from the FEHB..'

Reference: www.fedsmith.com
Tags: Medicare , FEHB Coverage for Retirees, Mandatory Medicare,USPS retirement,Federal Retirement,Retirement,

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