Question Title Q: Members of Congress and their staffs will be required to purchase health insurance on the exchange next year rather than through the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. The government’s employer contribution is currently 72 percent of premiums on average. What will it be next year? The federal government will continue to make an employer contribution equal to the current level, no more or less. The government will pay nothing toward those employees who purchase health care insurance through the exchange. The government will provide federal employees who purchase insurance through the exchange with a tax credit based on their level of income. Next