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County weighs boosting health subsidy to $1,000, may cut $100 nonparticipation incentive amid levy planning

Effingham County Tax & Finance Committee · September 13, 2024
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Summary

County staff recommended increasing the employee health subsidy and HSA contributions (proposing up to $1,000 or a $1,600 one-time HSA contribution) while possibly eliminating a $100 monthly incentive for employees who decline county coverage; the board deferred final decisions to the full board and budget process.

County staff presented options to change employee health coverage incentives and subsidies as part of the upcoming budget and levy discussions.

Speaker 5, who led the health-insurance review, said the county currently budgets roughly $90,000 for the incentive for…

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