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Commission approves 2025 employee insurance renewals as premiums rise
Summary
City staff reported a 21% increase on health premiums and asked employees to assume an additional 10% of premium costs; the commission approved the health, vision and supplemental insurance renewals for 2025.
Arkansas City commissioners voted Nov. 4 to renew employee health, vision and supplemental insurance plans for the 2025 plan year after staff reported a significant premium increase and recommended a change to employee premium contributions.
Marla McFarland, presenting the insurance items, told the commission the city received a renewal proposal from Blue Cross Blue Shield that produced ‘‘a rather substantial increase of 21%.’’ She…
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