Your shrinking paycheck

Article Title: FEHBP up 7.2% in two years, did your pay go up that much?

Federal workers' healthcare premiums to rise 3.4 percent

Snippet of Article: "...The average premium for federal employees will rise 3.4 percent next year, the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) announced Thursday. The increase translates to an extra..."

Source: Federal Retirement News FEHBP

AFGE National President John Gage Statement on FEHBP Premium Increases

Article Title: AFGE National President John Gage Statement on FEHBP Premium Increases

Snippet of Article: "...FEHBP's largest plan, the Blue Cross Blue Shield Standard Option, will charge enrollees 6.9% more for self coverage and 7.6% more for family coverage. "While we are pleased to see that these increases are smaller than those in 2010, they are still too high...."

Source: www.afge.org