Post by Logan on Feb 4, 2016 2:36:28 GMT -6
Controversial proposals to phase out one of three state employee health plans and eliminate insurance coverage for workers’ spouses will not be resolved this week.
The State Health Plan’s board of trustees will be voting on 2017 benefits on Friday, but will not discuss those proposals, as had been planned, the state Treasurer’s Office said Wednesday. Those decisions will be made later, according to the office, which administers the state employee health insurance programs.
The plan under consideration for phasing out is known as the Enhanced 80/20, in which about 280,000 active teachers and state employees are enrolled.
The trustees discussed removing spouses from coverage as a potential way to save money, according to spokesman Brad Young. But the board doesn’t have the legal authority to do that, and will not be asking the General Assembly to make that change in eligibility, Young said.
Read more here: www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article58191458.html
The State Health Plan’s board of trustees will be voting on 2017 benefits on Friday, but will not discuss those proposals, as had been planned, the state Treasurer’s Office said Wednesday. Those decisions will be made later, according to the office, which administers the state employee health insurance programs.
The plan under consideration for phasing out is known as the Enhanced 80/20, in which about 280,000 active teachers and state employees are enrolled.
The trustees discussed removing spouses from coverage as a potential way to save money, according to spokesman Brad Young. But the board doesn’t have the legal authority to do that, and will not be asking the General Assembly to make that change in eligibility, Young said.
Read more here: www.newsobserver.com/news/politics-government/politics-columns-blogs/under-the-dome/article58191458.html