Government Employees Hospital Association, also known as GEHA, is one of the largest national health insurance plans serving federal employees and retirees, as well as their families in the United States. The company has more than 230,000 health-plan members and provides health insurance to more than 420,000 people throughout the United States and the world. The company s goal is to pay 80 percent of members claims in 10 calendar days. GEHA is a self-insured and nonprofit association. Members pay no dues and the company waives all membership fees as well. GEHA roots go back to 1939, when the Railway Mail Hospital Association was formed to help provide U.S. railroad workers with assistance for their medical expenses. More than 20 years later, the company expanded its scope to provide health insurance benefits to federal employees and retirees from all agencies and branches of government. Headquartered in Independence, Mo., Government Employees Hospital Association employs nearly 900 people.