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Committee votes to forward county insurance subsidy policy to full board
Summary
Committee voted to continue the county’s current employee insurance subsidy approach — up to $1,000 toward premiums for single employees and a $1,700 HSA contribution for employees who select the HSA plan — and forwarded the item to the full board for final approval.
The Effingham County budget committee voted to forward to the full board a plan to continue current employee health insurance subsidies, including up to $1,000 toward monthly premiums for single employees and a $1,700 contribution to an employee HSA for those who choose the HSA option.
Josh summarized the benefit design, saying the county will follow last year’s approach: "we would provide up to a thousand subsidy towards premiums a month" and the county would contribute $1,700 into the HSA for employees who elect that plan. Josh said that under the preferred network and preferred deductible level, a single employee should not have out‑of‑pocket costs. He also said the premium increase this year is about 3.99 percent and that the county continues to cover a $500 HRP/HSA‑related payment.
Committee members noted that final numbers could shift after open enrollment. Angie and Josh said open enrollment results at the end of the month will provide final participation counts and may require small adjustments to the layover budget. The committee approved a motion to continue the current subsidy structure and forward the policy to the full board for approval.
Ending: The committee directed staff to finalize enrollment numbers after open enrollment and reflected the subsidy in the layover budget sent to the full board.
