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School board approves change to Humana-based post-65 retiree health plan after steep renewal
Summary
West Allis-West Milwaukee School District trustees approved a revised post-65 retiree medical and prescription plan that moves the district to a Humana Medicare Advantage package after carriers quoted large increases tied to 2025 federal changes and rising specialty drug and hospital costs.
The West Allis-West Milwaukee School Board on Oct. 13 approved a renewal for the district’s post-65 retiree medical and prescription drug program that moves medical and pharmacy coverage under a Humana Medicare Advantage (MAPD) offering and preserves the district’s buy-up option for retirees who wish to keep richer benefits.
District staff told the board the change responds to unusually large renewal filings from the district’s existing carriers and to federal policy changes that took effect in 2025. Dawn Marking of Innovative Benefit Solutions and consultants from Brown & Brown and Humana presented cost comparisons and plan options during the meeting; assistant superintendent Aaron Norris introduced the item.
Why it matters: carriers’ renewal proposals reflected multiple cost drivers, staff said — higher hospital/provider pricing, rising specialty-drug use among retirees, increased behavioral-health utilization and regulatory changes tied to…
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