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Socorro ISD board approves health-plan changes after Prop A loss; staff and union representatives urge support for employees
Summary
Following the defeat of Prop A, the Socorro ISD board approved administrationrecommendation (Option B) to change 2026 employee health-plan design: move from three plans to two, raise the CDHP deductible to $4,500, increase HSA seed to $1,200, eliminate GLP-1 weight-loss coverage (still covered for type 2 diabetes), and set open enrollment Nov. 10Dec. 6 with outreach supports.
The Socorro Independent School District Board of Trustees voted Nov. 5 to approve administrationrecommended changes to employee health benefits for the 2026 plan year after voters rejected a district funding measure (Prop A).
Administration presented two scenarios. Option A, which assumed a $5 million infusion of VADER funding, would have funded more favorable premiums and contributions. Option B, presented as the realistic path after the VADER/Prop A failure, trims plan offerings from three to two, raises the consumer-driven health plan (CDHP) deductible to $4,500, increases co-pay and out-of-pocket maximums on the co-pay plan, excludes GLP-1 medications for weight-loss purposes (retaining coverage for treatment of type 2 diabetes), and increases the districtcontribution to…
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