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National Security Agency Health Insurance

32 employees reported this benefit

4.3
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Most NSA employees are eligible to enroll in one of several federal employee health plans. There are fee-for-service, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), consumer driven and high deductible health plans. Enrollment in a health plan is voluntary and is paid for by contributions from you and the federal government. Your biweekly share of the premium (pretax) depends on the plan you select. The government pays about 72 percent of the total premium.

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Feb 2, 2023
3.0
Former Software Engineer in nullnull

You have to pay for it from your paycheck, it is not 100% covered.

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Nov 1, 2020
4.0
Current Employee

Lots of choices for health programs

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Jan 11, 2018
5.0
Former Employee

Many, many options fof different levels and budgetd.

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Aug 28, 2017
5.0
Former Branch Chief in Fort Meade, MD, Maryland

Good plan offerings without excessively high employee contributions

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Jun 26, 2017
4.0
Former Employee

Their insurance is awesome, however you cannot use any prescription coupons for medications because the coupons are all void upon use with a Federal program (i.e. Federal insurance). Trust me, I've tried many coupons MANY times with no luck.

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Apr 25, 2017
5.0
Former product assurANCE SPECIALIST in Fort Meade, MD, Maryland

No Complaints with the benefits

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Apr 14, 2017
5.0
Current Employee

Program is fairly affordable and because its a government program, the agency picks up a lot of the costs.

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Nov 22, 2016
5.0
Current Interagency Colonel. in Durham, NC, North Carolina

Affordable Care Act is the best

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Jul 13, 2016
4.0
Current Employee

Again there are several to choose from so what you have is up to you.

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Mar 24, 2016
3.0
Former National Security Agency in Fort Meade, MD, Maryland

Health insurance used to be a hallmark of government employment. However, most full-time private sector employers competing for the same talent NSA seeks to recruit offer comparable coverage and, oftentimes, at lower costs. A downside to the health insurance provided by the federal government is that the pool includes a large number of older employees and former employees, which greatly raises the cost of these plans over those offered by other employers.

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