Feds will have higher premiums, more health plans in 2018

Federal Times: The Office of Personnel Management released a 2018 Federal Employee Health Benefit plan Wednesday that includes a 6.1 percent increase, or an additional $9.04, in premium contributions for federal employees. The total FEHB premium increase will be 4 percent for 2018, 0.4 percent less than the 2017 increase.

“That 4 percent average compares favorably to certain surveys of projected cost increases in private sector employer health group coverage,” said Alan Spielman, director of healthcare and insurance at OPM.

The 6.1 percent increase for 2018 is slightly lower than the 6.2 percent employee contribution increase last year.

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