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Committee recommends 2026 health insurance rate increases, keeps family subsidy at 2025 level
Summary
A county committee on Tuesday recommended countywide 2026 health insurance premiums that average a 9.1% increase, preserving a family-only subsidy at the same dollar level used in 2025; the recommendation now goes to the full board for final approval.
At a county committee meeting Tuesday, members voted unanimously to recommend the 2026 employee health insurance premium rates — an average increase of 9.1% with a range of about 7%–11% depending on plan — and to continue a subsidy that applies only to family coverage at the same dollar amount provided in 2025. The committee’s recommendation will go to the full board in October for final action and, if approved, open enrollment will begin in November for coverage effective Jan. 1, 2026.
The recommendation came in a presentation from Loftus, who described three active-employee plan options: a PPO with a $1,000 single deductible, a plan with a $3,500…
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