Kevin Moss of Consumers’ Checkbook joined Fed Thread for a follow-on conversation to an earlier episode about costly FEHB and FedVIP missteps. Today, we take a deeper dive, specifically on how your health coverage changes in retirement, including:

1. how FEHB works alongside Medicare,
2. the alphabet soup that is Medicare Parts A through D,
3. why Medicare Advantage has gained popularity among federal employees,

and plenty of tips to keep you from leaving money on the table or worse, being hit with unexpected costs.

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On this episode of Fed Thread, founder and CEO of Southworth PC, Shaun Southworth, had some eye-opening counsel to federal employees: the best way to protect your career is to be ready before anything goes wrong.

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On this episode of Fed Thread, Alex Snider, former government strategist and co-founder of the Mindful Fed community, asks fellow civil servants, “What's the cost of always being on time?”

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When was the last time you really shopped for your health, dental or vision plan?

On this episode of Fed Thread, Kevin Moss, director of decision support and consumer outreach at Consumers’ Checkbook, explains why he’s concerned that only 5% of federal employees switch health plans during Open Season.

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Christos Makridis, Senior Researcher at Gallup, discusses recent findings on federal workplace engagement, employee satisfaction, and the future of work: -what actually drives employee engagement and where might leaders be disconnected-how increased use of AI in the workplace impacts employee satisfaction-what feds can do during rapid change and uncertainty to improve their experience-and much more.

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Am I making a million-dollar TSP mistake?

How can I tell if I’m burning out—and what should I do about it?

Should I start a GLP-1, and will it be covered?

Am I better off in or out of a union?

Do those workplace step challenges actually make anyone healthier?

These are the kinds of questions federal employees are asking every day—and on Fed Thread, we pull the thread with the experts who can actually answer them.

Hosted by Alex Witt, Fed Thread dives into the issues shaping life in public service, from careers, benefits, and finances to health, leadership, and work-life balance. Through candid conversations with government leaders, researchers, subject-matter experts, and federal employees themselves, each episode delivers practical insights, real-world stories, and useful takeaways you can put to work.

Whether you're just starting your federal career or planning your next chapter, Fed Thread helps you make sense of the questions that matter most.

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