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What do you know about the new year’s USPS benefits changes?

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Do you know the maximum health spending account contribution limits for 2026?

“News Quiz” is a weekly feature that lets you test your knowledge of recent Link stories. The correct answers appear at the end.  

1. What are the maximum health spending account contribution limits for 2026?

a) $4,000 for self-only coverage and $8,500 for family coverage

b) $4,200 for self-only coverage and $8,650 for family coverage

c) $4,400 for self-only coverage and $8,750 for family coverage

d) $5,000 for self-only coverage and $9,000 for family coverage

2. True or false: The number of blooms displayed on stamps in the Low Denomination Flowers series correspond to each stamp’s cent value.

a) True

b) False

3. For married New Jersey letter carriers Travis Lapi and Alyssa Dickerson Lapi, what is the best part about working the same type of job?

a) Identical paychecks make it easier to make a budget.

b) Neither person worries about what to wear to work. 

c) They both understand each other’s daily challenges.

d) They will both retire at the same time.

4. According to USPS employee Stacy Shuda, a dedicated birder in her free time, how long does it take bluebird babies to grow almost as large as their parents? 

a) Three weeks  

b) Four weeks

c) Five weeks

d) Six weeks

5. What alerted Algona, IA, Retail Associate Yanira “J” Crosser that one of her customers was being scammed?

a) The address on the customer’s package was incorrect.

b) The customer felt unsure of the transaction.

c) The customer said he was about to mail a $2,000 money order to someone he didn’t know.

d) The letters the customer was trying to mail were addressed to a fraudulent company.

Answers: 1) c. 2) a. 3) c. 4) a. 5) c.