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Select Board approves health-insurance review steps and task force to assess HealthTrust vs. direct Anthem coverage
Summary
Following budget committee and fire-department discussions, the Select Board approved a plan to schedule HealthTrust and a benefits consultant for presentations, then form a task force (select board, budget committee and department heads) to evaluate 2026 health-plan options and produce a financial-impact summary before open enrollment.
The Brentwood Select Board voted to pursue a structured review of town employee health insurance, asking HealthTrust to present its 2026 plans and rates and asking a benefits consultant to present the alternative of going direct to an insurer such as Anthem.
Jim Hajar, chair of the budget committee, briefed the board on a subteam’s meetings with the fire department and on proposed next steps: 1) schedule a HealthTrust representative (named in discussion as Andrew) to present 2026 plan options and rates; 2) schedule a benefits…
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