Benefits committee recommends 2025–26 insurance renewal with WESP; district to maintain HSA contributions

Benefits committee recommends 2025–26 insurance renewal with WESP; district to maintain HSA contributions

Laramie County School District No. 2's Benefits Committee recommended renewing its employee health insurance with WESP for plan year beginning July 1, 2025, and presented rate changes and employer contribution levels to the board.

The committee reported a 5% increase in health insurance premiums for the coming plan year, described by staff as approximately $226,000 in additional premiums districtwide. Dental premiums rose about 6% — roughly $10,820 — while vision premiums were unchanged. The committee recommended continuing the district's three plan options: a $1,500 deductible plan, a $2,500 deductible plan and a $3,500 high-deductible plan.

Under the recommendation, the district would continue to pay 100% of the premium for the $3,500 high-deductible plan for employees and continue making HSA contributions on employees' behalf: $250 for single coverage, $500 for spouse, $500 for children and $700 for family coverage. The district would contribute 95% toward the $2,500 deductible plan (a 1% reduction from the prior level) and 79% toward the $1,500 deductible plan (also reduced by 1%). The committee also recommended the district continue to pay 100% of employee dental premiums.

A committee representative told trustees that benefit-plan materials and a coverage summary were included in the meeting packet and that the committee's recommendation balances cost containment with maintaining employee access to coverage.

Trustees acknowledged the recommendation and thanked the committee for compiling plan options and costs. The board did not record a separate vote in the transcript excerpted here but received the committee's recommendation as part of the consent/finance discussion.