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Arlington ISD holds benefits workshop as trustees weigh leaving TRS ActiveCare
Summary
Arlington ISD staff presented claims and premium data Nov. 6 and gathered staff feedback on three options for district health benefits: stay with TRS ActiveCare, stay but tighten wellness incentives, or leave TRS and self-fund. Staff will return with an administrative recommendation before the district's December decision deadline.
ARLINGTON, Texas ' At a Nov. 6 district-priority workshop, Arlington ISD staff laid out multi-year premium trends, recent claims data and three policy options for employee health benefits, and asked trustees and staff to test ideas to reduce high-cost claims.
The workshop, introduced by Superintendent Dr. Smith and led by benefits staff Holly Stanbaugh with consultant Scott Kale, presented district figures showing premium collections of about $36'37 million and paid claims near $45 million in 2024'25, a gap staff said contributed to a reported 122% loss ratio for that year. "We're sending more to the plan than what we're putting in the plan," Stanbaugh said as she reviewed the district's claims data. She also noted one individual high claimant cost at roughly $1.4 million and estimated high-claimant totals near $14 million.
Why this matters: the district is weighing changes that could affect employees' premiums, provider networks and out-of-pocket costs. Stanbaugh said employee-only premiums run about $189 for paraprofessionals and $204 for…
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