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Brighton staff recommend largely preserving benefits while raising city share for 2026
Summary
Consultants recommended staying with existing carriers for medical, negotiated reductions for life/disability, moving EAP to CuraLink, and a projected 4.9% increase to city costs for medical with no added employee cost; dental increases would raise employee contributions modestly.
City HR and benefits consultants presented the city's 2026 benefits recommendations at the Oct. 14 study session. Kelsey Heller of Hub International summarized 2025 performance and nationwide cost trends, noting an 8.5% medical trend largely driven by higher behavioral-health utilization and specialty drugs. Heller said Brighton's…
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