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Commission discusses trimming employee HRA card amounts to reduce budget need
Summary
County staff told commissioners the draft budget includes approximately $400,000 for employee Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) debit cards; commissioners discussed lowering per-employee card amounts to cut budgeted cost and asked staff to exercise discretion for dual-employee households and family plans.
Jackson County staff told the Board of County Commissioners that the draft budget includes Health Reimbursement Arrangement (HRA) debit cards for employees, with the program currently budgeted at about $400,000. Staff described average per-person card balances in the meeting as roughly $1,200 to $1,500 and said the county could reduce the per-card amount — for example, to $1,000 — to lower the projected budgeted cost.
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