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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]+1 to 10:29.  Our health benefits might have been superior to the private sector at one time, but no more.  I pay more for less coverage than I did 10 years ago.  Pay increases have not kept up with inflation.  The only thing that remains is our pensions, but I will be shocked if those are not drastically reduced or eliminated before I retire.[/quote]

Our family plan was $1,700 last month at a law firm. Included a $250 emergency room copay and not great coverage in general. I paid $162 each paycheck for top notch federal plan for the family. $100 copay for ER and just all around better coverage. I have a toddler and am currently pregnant. Would take federal plan any day of the week.[/quote]

+1.  I am a fed and DH is at a firm.  My benefits are much cheaper for at least as good, probably better, coverage.  My agency even kicks in a little extra each pay period beyond the usual contribution, but it would be much better even without that.

There are some companies that match or even exceed Fed benefits, but Fed benefits are better than most options in the private sector.[/quote]

I am currently a fed and in my opinion, the federal health benefits just aren't that great of a deal compared to what we (my wife and I) have personally seen in the private sector.  We use my wife's private employer sponsored health plan because it's cheaper for equivalent coverage terms.  I know this is just anecdata, and I don't know what is the norm across the private sector as a whole, but this was also true for my previous employer (private law firm) as well as my wife's previous 2 employers (non-legal private sector). [/quote]

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