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Joint finance committee approves higher health-insurance allocation per state full-time equivalent for FY2026
Summary
On Jan. 31 the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee voted to set health-insurance funding at $14,130 per eligible full-time equivalent for fiscal year 2026, shifting employer cost assumptions and changing projected reserve balances.
BOISE, Idaho — The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee voted Jan. 31 to increase the appropriation for state employee health insurance to $14,130 per eligible full-time equivalent (FTP) for fiscal year 2026, a compromise between three proposals the committee considered.
The move, advanced by Senator David Woodward and seconded by Representative Tanner, passed on a recorded roll call with a combined 17 ayes, 0 nays and 3 members absent or excused. Committee staff said the change produces a larger projected ending reserve for the state health-insurance fund than the CEC recommendation but smaller than the governor’s…
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