What’s the price difference between a health plan that covers a family of two and that same plan’s new self-plus-one option?  Give up?

Answer: $5,110. The person with the traditional family plan (whether that family consists of two people or 20 people) will pay $100 a week more for the same coverage than someone who moves into that plan’s new self-plus-one (S+1) option.

Walton Francis, editor of Consumers’ Checkbook Guide to Federal Health Plans is our guest on this week’s Your Turn radio program. He’ll talk about the family vs. S+1 differences and explain why some of the differences are so dramatic.

Later in the show, Capitol  Hill expert Jessica Klement talks about the outlook for feds and retirees the year. She worked on Capitol Hill, was legislative director of the Federal Managers Association and now heads the legislative department at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees. If you have any questions for her you can call during the show at 202-465-3080,  or email them to Mike at mcausey@federalnewsradio.com. You can also dial in during the show at  712-432-5393 to listen live from any phone.

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