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West Bend board hears plan-year preview of employee health benefits, flags physical therapy and specialty-drug costs
Summary
District staff previewed employee benefit options for the 2026 plan year, including clinic and FastCare use, proposals to lower physical-therapy costs, virtual mental-health options, and concern about specialty drug spending; the district does not plan changes to plan design and will return premium recommendations in fall.
District staff on Tuesday previewed proposed employee-benefit options ahead of the 2026 plan year and flagged pharmacy specialty drugs and physical therapy as areas for further negotiation.
Assistant Superintendent Lenny Hansen told the West Bend School District Board the district’s on-site clinic (housed at Froedtert West Bend Health Center) and FastCare (Froedtert’s walk-in clinics inside Meijer stores) remain free for employees and dependents covered on the district plan and continue to be heavily used. Hansen said FastCare usage has climbed “from 5 to an average of 60–70 visits” monthly in recent months while clinic visits have declined modestly; he said he would provide precise quarterly visit counts on request.
Hansen outlined potential enhancements staff are investigating for January 2026,…
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