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Cleburne County discusses steep family-plan costs, directs staff to review contracts and arrange benefits outreach
Summary
Commissioners and staff reviewed county employee insurance costs — notably a large family-plan premium — and directed staff to research the county's contract, explore alternatives (including local-government plans), and arrange a February benefits fair with outside representatives.
A county official identified in the transcript as "Speaker 3" raised concerns about the cost of family health coverage for county employees, saying an employee making roughly $13 an hour effectively “is working for the insurance.” Commissioners and staff directed administrators to review the county's insurance contract and to set up outreach so employees can evaluate alternatives.
The county's current premiums, as stated in the meeting transcript, include a base plan cost described as "637" and an additional family-plan charge described as "916." As presented in the meeting, "a family coverage is $916 a month on top of the 637," (Speaker 5) and commissioners said that combination makes family coverage unaffordable for some employees.
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