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Thurston County weighs paying roughly $47,000 to raise jail medical malpractice coverage; commissioners defer additional spending
Summary
County staff told commissioners a 2026 insurer quote would raise the county’s cost for requiring higher limits on its jail health contractor by roughly $47,000. Commissioners questioned the benefit given a low history of medical-malpractice claims in the jail and signaled not to fund the premium now.
Thurston County commissioners discussed whether the county should fund an added layer of medical-malpractice insurance for the jail’s contracted health-care provider during a Jan. 14 work session.
Brian, the county’s risk manager, told the board staff had previously recommended increasing contractor limits from $2 million/$4 million to $3 million/$5 million in 2024 and that the county paid an additional premium at that time. For 2026, insurers returned a new quote that would increase the county’s outlay by roughly $47,000; staff cited an exact figure of $48,046.04 in internal detail and summarized it as…
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