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District presents benefits, wellness results and proposed medical-plan changes ahead of open enrollment
Summary
Human resources and risk management presented an annual benefits and wellness update and recommended medical-plan design changes and a proposed 8.5 percent premium increase for calendar 2026; the district announced open enrollment dates and said it awarded a benefits-broker contract to Gallagher.
Sarasota County Schools presented an annual benefits and wellness update and a set of proposed medical-plan changes during a work session, including a plan to move to a new benefits platform, proposed premium changes for 2026 and the removal of GLP-1 medications for weight loss from the pharmacy benefit.
Erin Singerman of the district's risk-management/benefits team summarized the wellness program and data underpinning it. "Our district's wellness philosophy is built on five interconnected dimensions that support both personal and professional well-being," she said, listing physical, financial, nutritional, emotional and social wellness and citing a staff survey with 737 responses that identified physical wellness (exercise and preventive screenings) as employees' top priority.
Staff and consultants discussed medical-trend pressures driven by specialty and GLP-1 drugs, and presented projections prepared by Gallagher Benefits Services, which the district selected after an ITN and has contracted for five years with two one-year renewals. Staff said Gallagher…
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