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Clackamas County employees testify about sudden Kaiser premium increase; county points to intranet reimbursement notice
Summary
At the Feb. 6 Clackamas County Board of Commissioners meeting, county employees testified that a Kaiser Permanente monthly premium rose from $88.46 to $303.20, and county administration told employees an intranet posting describes premium reimbursement as part of negotiations.
At the Feb. 6 Clackamas County Board of Commissioners business meeting, county employees urged the board to reverse a sudden increase in Kaiser health-insurance premiums that they say was taken from paychecks without advance notice.
Natalie Lutmer, a county employee from Happy Valley, told the board the Kaiser monthly premium went "from $88.46 to $303.20 — an increase of $214.75" and asked officials to "please stop taking this money out of my paycheck." Michelle Schimpke, who identified herself as an employee in the county behavioral health department, described the increase as "debilitating" and said it has forced employees to use more paid leave and has put them at financial risk. Christine Kennedy, a Lake Oswego…
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