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OPM Extends Paid Separation for Healthcare Workers, $11B Spent

6/30/2026

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OPM extended a voluntary separation program for healthcare and insurance workforce, offering six months paid administrative leave before layoffs.
Employees must decide by July 13, begin leave on Aug 31, 2026, and separate on March 1, 2027, while the SBA reopened its deferred resignation program with a June 22 deadline.
Public Citizen reported that the U.S. President Donald Trump administration paid $11 billion to 140,000 workers for paid administrative leave under deferred resignation programs.

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OPM extended a voluntary separation program for healthcare and insurance workforce, offering six months paid administrative leave before layoffs.
Employees must decide by July 13, begin leave on Aug 31, 2026, and separate on March 1, 2027, while the SBA reopened its deferred resignation program with a June 22 deadline.
Public Citizen reported that the U.S. President Donald Trump administration paid $11 billion to 140,000 workers for paid administrative leave under deferred resignation programs.