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Greensboro councilors and city staff spar over compressed timeline and spousal surcharge in proposed health‑plan changes
Summary
Public commenters and several council members pressed city management over a proposed 7% premium increase, higher deductibles and a new $100 spousal surcharge for the self‑funded city health plan; staff said changes aim to recover roughly $2 million of a reported $7 million shortfall and pledged to provide a detailed analysis and follow‑up.
A large portion of public comment and council discussion on Oct. 8 centered on proposed changes to the city’s self‑funded employee health plan, including a roughly 7% premium increase, higher deductibles, an increased co‑pay for certain weight‑loss drugs and a new spousal surcharge.
Dave Coker, president of the Professional Firefighters of Greensboro and a resident of District 2, told the council the proposed changes "will have a serious negative financial impact on all employees, but especially those employees at the lower end of the pay scale" and asked council to "maintain the 2025 healthcare rates at their current levels and remove the spousal penalty." Coker said employees learned about the…
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