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Alief ISD board approves 2026 health-plan design and premium changes to reduce projected deficit
Summary
Trustees approved plan and premium changes for the district medical plan for plan year 2026 after administrators said claims and hospital-network shifts produced an $11.35 million projected deficit; combined plan design changes and employee premium increases would reduce the shortfall by about $5.5 million.
The Alief Independent School District Board of Trustees approved changes to the district’s medical plan designs and employee premium rates for plan year 2026 after district staff said the health plan was running well above prior projections. The motion to approve the plan design and premium changes was moved by Trustee Janice Spurlock, seconded by Trustee Rick Moreno, and passed on a show-of-hands vote the president recorded as 7 in favor, 4 against, 0 abstentions in the minutes (the board recorded the final tally as "74, 0 against, and 0 abstention" in the transcript). The motion language approved the medical health plan premiums, parameters and plan structure for plan year 2026 as presented by administration. Katina Gordon, director of risk management, and…
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