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Board hears proposed 2026 plan that would raise some copays, keep premium rates flat
Summary
Benefits staff proposed modest benefit-design changes for 2026 — $5 across many copays, emergency-room copay rising from $100 to $175, and a Flex FSA cap increase — intended to restore the district's 75% employer cost-share target without raising premium rates.
Charles County Public Schools benefits staff outlined proposed changes to employee health benefits for calendar year 2026 at the Oct. 14 Board of Education meeting. Benefits manager Christina Warner told the board that the district is not proposing a premium-rate increase but presented targeted copay and FSA adjustments intended to move the district closer to its 75% employer/25% employee contribution goal.
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