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Wythe County board approves modest employee premium increase after 12% plan cost rise
Summary
The Wythe County school board approved new health-insurance rates May 5, 2025, after staff said the pool experienced a 12% increase; the employee base plan premium will rise from $65 to $73 per month, and the employer absorbed most of the increase.
The Wythe County Public Schools board voted May 5 to approve revised health-insurance rates after staff said the district's pooled plan saw a 12% cost increase.
Doctor Poole, who presented the item, said the employer absorbed the majority of the increase and that "the individual for the base plan will go up from $65 per month to $73 per month," describing the change as an $8 monthly increase for employees. The board moved, seconded and approved the rates by voice vote.
Board members said they had previously discussed funding adjustments for dual and family plans and that those adjustments were maintained so plan funding did not regress this year. No individual roll-call votes were recorded in the meeting transcript; approval was by voice vote.
Next steps: staff will continue administrating benefits under the new rates for the coming plan year; the board did not identify additional benefit changes during the meeting.
