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District officials cite large health-insurance cost drivers behind FY26 increase
Summary
The district reported a 14.4% health-insurance rate increase and a 25.3% uptick in total plan spend for covered members; administrators warned the change is a major driver of next year’s budget pressure and described forthcoming plan design changes that will affect employee deductibles once collective-bargaining agreements allow.
District staff told the Somersworth School Board on Feb. 11 that rising health‑care costs are a key driver of the FY26 spending increase and a principal factor pushing the superintendent’s budget above the municipal tax cap.
Business Administrator Katie Krause said the district’s health-insurance premium rate rose 14.4% compared with the prior year and that the district’s total plan spend for members (employees plus dependents) increased 25.3%. She said contributors to the rise…
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