Your task is to predict the verdict of a claim based on the provided question-answer pair evidence. The possible labels are: 'Supported', 'Refuted', 'Not Enough Evidence', 'Conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking'. Justify your answer using the provided evidence and select the correct label.

Claim: Congressional benefits include free health care.

Q1: what kind of health insurance do members of congress get ?
A1: Congressional health benefits
Before the Affordable Care Act, Congress and staffers got their health care through employer-provided insurance, the Federal Employees Health Benefits (FEHB) Program. During the ACA debate, the idea that members of Congress would not be subject to the exchanges became a big political issue. So, the final "ACA" (Obamacare) required lawmakers and staffers to get their insurance through the local health exchange, the District of Columbia’s small business health options program (SHOP) exchange.

For the 2017 plan year, there were 57 plan options in the gold tier on the DC SHOP. Members and staff have to choose at least the gold option to receive the employer contribution, which is figured at 72% of the weighted average of all FEHB plan premiums.  

Once a member or staffer is no longer in federal service, they have an option to enroll in an FEHB plan under Temporary Continuation of Coverage (TCC) that they pay for (like COBRA).

Want more details on the Congressional health benefits? This CRS Report has you covered.

Congressional retirement benefits
Up until 1984, federal employees (including Members of Congress) did not pay Social Security taxes or receive Social Security benefits but were instead covered by the Civil Service Retirement System (CSRS). Members elected after 1984 are covered by the Federal Employees’ Retirement System (FERS).

Like other federal employees, Congressional pensions are financed through employee and employer contributions. Members pay Social Security payroll taxes equal to 6.2% Social Security taxes and contribute to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund (CSRDF).

Members of Congress are eligible for a pension at age 62 (with at least five years of service), age 50 (with at least twenty years of service), or at any age (after 25 years of service). "The amount of the pension depends on years of service and the average of the highest three years of
salary. By law, the starting amount of a Member’s ret

Q2: Do members of members of congress gets free health care?
A2: Before the Affordable Care Act, senators and representatives used to receive health insurance through the Federal Employees Health Benefits program, which was similar to health insurance programs at large companies. That means that the employer (in this case, the U.S. government) makes a contribution toward the health insurance plan selected by the employee. Under the Affordable Care Act, the government still covers a portion of the costs but the plans have to be purchased on a D.C. exchange called D.C. Health Link.

Q3: What Benefits Do Members Of Congress Get After They Leave Office?
A3: A sitting Member of Congress earns a salary of $174,000/year. That ends when he or she is no longer in office. But, depending on when the Member was elected, that person does receive a pension, access to a 401(k)-like retirement account and, in many cases Social Security benefits. Members of Congress started paying into Social Security in 1984. These benefits are generally the same as other federal employees would receive.

According to the Congressional Research Service, members are eligible for the pension at age 62 if they've served five years or more. (They are eligible at earlier ages with more years of service.)

Q4: Does Congressional benefits include free health care ?
A4: No, It is not free, but it is generous compared to other private and not federal public employers. The percentage of premiums paid by the federal government
is calculated separately for individual, self plus one, and family coverage, but each uses the same
formula. According to the formula, the employer contribution is set at 72% of the weighted
average of all FEHB plan premiums, not to exceed 75% of any given plan’s premium.2
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justification: the benefits do not included free health care, but subsidised health care

verdict: 'Refuted'
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