The United States Mint About Us

As a federal bureau, the United States Mint offers a variety of benefits to include medical insurance, retirement plans, wellness programs, and life insurance.

Retirement Plans

The Federal Employees Retirement System (FERS) is available for all government employees. FERS consists of a basic benefit plan, social security, and the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP). Both the United States Mint and the employee contribute to the basic benefit and social security. If an employee leaves federal employment before retirement, the social security and TSP components of the FERS benefits will transfer to their new place of employment.
Through the Thrift Savings Plan (TSP), similar to a 401(K), employees can contribute to their retirement plans from pre-tax dollars and transfer money from other eligible savings plans to their TSP account. The government automatically contributes 1 percent of your salary with additional matching contributions up to a total of 5 percent.
If disability occurs while employed with the federal government and you are unable to continue working, employees may be entitled to a monthly annuity. Eligibility is dependent on many factors including your length of service within the federal government.

Life Insurance The Federal Employees’ Group Life Insurance (FEGLI) program offers affordable coverage and benefits amounts which the employee shares the cost of a basic plan with the federal government. There are three additional insurance options available (Standard, Additional, and Family) which increases coverage for the employee and/or his or her family.

Medical Insurance is provided through the Federal Employee’s Health Benefits Program (FEHB). This program offers a variety of shared-costs plans, which are even more affordable because employees pay their premiums with pre-tax dollars.

Health Insurance: Health Insurance options include Fee-for-Service with a Preferred Provider Organization (PPO), Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO), Point of Service, High Deductible Health Plans, or Consumer Driven Health Plans. Typical benefits include, but are not limited to, hospital, in-patient and out-patient, mental health, and substance abuse care. Prescription drug coverage is also included. There are no waiting periods or pre-existing condition limitations under FEHB.
Vision or Dental Insurance: The Federal Employee Dental/Vision Program (FEDVIP) is available to employees eligible to enroll in FEHB and their family members. Premiums are withheld from employees’ salaries on a pre-tax basis.
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA): An account where pre-tax dollars are contributed by employees for projected medical expenses. Employees have the option of two different flexible spending accounts: health care and dependent care.
Long Term Care Insurance Program: Long Term Care Insurance offers comprehensive coverage for nursing home, assisted living facility, home health care, hospice and respite care services if you become unable to care for yourself or qualifying family members.

Employee Assistance Program The Employee Assistance Program (EAP) is a program offered to assist employees and their family members manage issues in their work and personal lives. EAP offers assessment and referral services along with short-term counseling. Counseling is available on a voluntary basis to help manage issues surrounding substance abuse, emotional distress, major life events, health care concerns, financial concerns, family/personal relationship issues, and work relationship issues.

For more information regarding the healthcare and insurance available to United States Mint employees, visit the U.S. Office of Personnel Management, www.OPM.gov.