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Ysleta ISD adopts redesigned employee health plan, adds telemedicine co‑pay change
Summary
After a presentation from Gallagher, the Ysleta ISD board approved a new three‑option health plan structure and a telemedicine co‑pay amendment intended to reduce the district's projected health fund deficit.
The Ysleta Independent School District board of trustees voted to adopt a redesigned employee health benefits plan and an amendment changing telemedicine co‑pays after a presentation from consultant Gallagher on Aug. 27.
Gallagher consultants Brandon DuBarr and Natalie Hackett told the board the district's self‑insured health fund is running well above national trend and projected a 2026 claims budget near $43.7 million if no changes are made. DuBarr said, “Ysleta ISD is double the national cost,” and Gallagher recommended a package of plan design changes, stop‑loss adjustments and targeted savings programs to reduce that projection to about $33.5 million.
The recommendation would consolidate four existing plans into three options (a platinum/copay option, a middle copay plan and a high‑deductible health plan), raise certain deductibles and out‑of‑pocket limits,…
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