# OPM Reports Federal Health Plan Fraud Findings

OPM reported fraud findings involving the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) and Postal Service Health Benefits (PSHB) programs amid rising premiums, but the available signal provides no fraud totals or supporting documentation and identifies no specific procurement action. Commenters described steep premium increases, including an 83% increase for one MHBP self-and-family example, compared those changes with BCBS and GEHA, and raised unverified concerns about insurer concentration and whether savings reached enrollees.

- For federal health-plan stakeholders, the reported findings and premium changes make rate-setting, enrollment shifts, and the evidence supporting fraud claims relevant areas for evaluation; the signal does not establish the causes of the increases or confirm the commenters’ concerns.
- Insurers and contractors serving these programs should distinguish substantiated OPM findings from anecdotal premium comparisons when assessing plan costs and market conditions. No contract award, solicitation, or specific procurement opportunity is identified.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Industries:** Healthcare
**Published:** September 30, 2026

### Government Entities
- U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)

### Vendors
- Aetna ()
- CVS ()
- UnitedHealthcare ()
- Blue Cross Blue Shield (BCBS) ()
- GEHA ()

### Key Quotes
> MHBP went up massively because thousands of people dropped BCBS for it, and many of them had GLP-1 medications and other expensive needs.
> — Community commenter (username not provided)

### Sources
- [OPM Releases Fraud Numbers as it Dives Deeper into FEHB/PSHB Costs](https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1wud6bk/opm_releases_fraud_numbers_as_it_dives_deeper) - reddit-fednews