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ECISD medical plan committee proposes vendor changes and about 7% average premium increase
Summary
The benefits committee recommended switching medical administration back to Blue Cross and replacing a local pharmacy manager with a national pharmacy manager called in the presentation "Lucy," and proposed an average 7% increase in premiums; trustees heard staff Q&A on diabetic drugs, CT/MRI copays and outreach to high‑cost patients.
Ector County Independent School District officials presented recommended changes to the district employee medical plan for 2026, telling trustees the plan faces rising costs driven by a small number of very large claims and that committee members voted to seek new vendors and modest premium increases to stabilize the trust.
The district’s benefits director, Yolanda Gordon, and medical consultant Eric Smith summarized committee recommendations: an approximately 7% overall increase in health plan premiums, moving the district’s medical administrator from Aetna back to Blue Cross Blue Shield (presenters said that carrier offers greater provider…
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