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Employees alarmed as district narrows medical-plan choices; broker search and CalPERS option remain
Summary
Staff and parents pressed the Amador County Unified School District board about rising employee medical premiums as district leaders described limited marketplace options after two large vendors declined to quote. District staff proposed a broker change and set a timeline for next steps in June and July.
Amador County Unified School District staff and community members urged the board to prioritize employees after the district’s health insurance transition left many workers facing sharply higher premiums and limited in-network access.
At a public hearing and through several employee speakers, the district’s chief business officer, Robert Norton, described efforts to replace the district’s current market arrangement after claims under the district’s self-insurance approach ran significantly over budget in 2023–24 and 2024–25.
The problem, Norton told trustees, is commercial market pushback: “CVT officially declined to quote” the district, and “CISC also declined to quote,” he said, leaving the large statewide administrator CalPERS as the principal immediate option for a fully insured plan in the district’s area. He said Alliant Insurance…
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