Brentwood subcommittee recommends 100/80/80 insurance split, asks Select Board to consider deductible offsets

The Brentwood Town Health Insurance Subcommittee voted to recommend the Select Board change how the town pays for employee health coverage, proposing a 100% employer contribution for single plans and 80% for couple and family plans (commonly described in the meeting as "100/80/80"). Speaker 5 moved the recommendation, saying, "I'm gonna make a motion right now that we go with the $180.80," and the committee approved the motion by verbal vote.

Why it matters: Committee members said the recommendation aims to align the employee handbook baseline ($175.75) with current plan pricing, make contribution splits more consistent with neighboring towns and reduce future budget shocks. Members also emphasized that correcting an apparent mismatch between previously published rates and 2025 insurance quotes produced large year-to-year changes…