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County work session: commissioners order review of employee health plan after family premiums top $1,400
Summary
During a work session, commissioners heard that one county employee pays about $1,500 a month for family coverage while the county contribution is roughly $637; they asked staff to review the county contract, hold a benefits fair in February and invite supplemental-insurance representatives to explain options.
Unidentified Speaker 2 told colleagues that an employee on family coverage who makes about $13 an hour “after she pays that $1,000 a month, she’s working for nothing,” and said the county’s family premium burden for that employee is about $1,500 a month while the county portion is $637.
The remark prompted commissioners to compare practices in neighboring counties: Speaker 2 said Randolph County “pay[s] half” of family coverage while Saint Clair County covers family premiums fully for employees. Commissioners asked…
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