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School board approves multi-year benefits renewals, adds high-deductible option and preventive drugs coverage
Summary
The board authorized contract renewals and plan design changes for 2026–2028 health and ancillary benefits, holding employee premiums flat while adding a high‑deductible option, expanding preventive drug coverage in pharmacy benefits and moving HSA/COBRA administration to Solarix.
The board voted to approve multiple benefit contract renewals and plan design changes for the 2026 plan year, including renewing administrative services with Louisiana Blue for 2026–2028 and UnitedHealthcare for Medicare retirees, and renewing MetLife for dental. Gallagher consultants told trustees that employee premiums would remain unchanged for 2026, a continuation of a multi‑year freeze, while adding a high‑deductible health plan (with an associated health savings account) and an option to select between two provider networks (Community Blue and Precision Blue).
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