One health plan participating in the 2008 Federal Benefits Open Season is offering a 47% premium cut, and another is asking for a 132% increase.
Officials at the U.S. Office of Personnel Management say all participating health plans combined are asking for an average health insurance premium rate increase of just 2% for the second year in a row.
The Federal Employees Health Benefit Program will now offer 283 choices, down from 284 in 2007.