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County approves 2.44% health insurance renewal; prescription co-pay changes proposed

Dickenson County Board of Supervisors · December 17, 2025

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Summary

Dickenson County approved a health-insurance renewal with a roughly $75,000 (2.44%) increase and a prescription co-pay change designed to reduce brand-name dispensing: generic co-pay to fall from $10 to $5; brand from $20 to $30; specialty unchanged at $35. Staff said the change aims to reduce prescription costs, which are about 29% of plan expenses.

The Dickenson County Board approved the county’s annual health-insurance renewal, which county staff said represents approximately a $75,000 increase — roughly 2.44% — over the current year.

Staff credited negotiations with the county’s benefits managers and stop-loss…

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