Budget update

The current government contribution toward FEHBP coverage is the lesser of 72% of the enrollment weighted average premium or 75% of the selected plan’s premium. According to Fedweek, the legislative proposals associated with the President’s FY 2020 budget, which the FEHBlog has not been able to find online, would adjust the government contribution based on OPM’s plan performance system. The enrollment weighted average factor would be 76% for plans that score high in that system and 71% for other plans. OPM offered a similar idea but never circulated a draft of the legislative language. As always, the devil is in the details.