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Lakeway council approves benefit changes that lower employee deductibles; net budget impact cited
Summary
The city council voted unanimously June 16 to adopt a staff-recommended benefits option that reduces deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums for employees. City staff said the change raises near-term costs modestly while improving employee cost exposure.
Lakeway City Council voted unanimously June 16 to approve a staff recommendation to adjust the city—s employee medical plans, reducing deductibles and out-of-pocket maximums and increasing the city contribution to health savings accounts for high-deductible plan participants.
City leaders and staff said the change is intended to reduce employees— potential out-of-pocket expenses while keeping overall benefits largely unchanged. Assistant City Manager Brenneman and Director Aske summarized the proposal for council and the public during the consent pull for Item 12.
Under the change approved as "Option 1," the PPO plan deductible drops from $2,500 to $2,000 for individual coverage and from…
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