FEHBP PROPOSALS REFORM.

The article analyzes the legislative changes to the U.S. Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (FEHBP) proposed by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) for 2014. According to the author, the plan to add a self-plus-one category to premiums that will cover couples or single parents with one child will likely result in these employees joining the same premium pool as older couples. He claims that expanding coverage to include domestic partners makes the benefits more competitive.