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Fulton County keeps employee health premiums steady for 2026, reducing employee share to 8%
Summary
The Board of Commissioners voted to keep employee monthly health contributions at the same dollar amount for 2026, a move that, because premiums rose, lowers the employee share from 10% to 8%. HR Administrator Mary Huston was authorized to execute renewal documents with PCHIP/Highmark.
The Fulton County Board of Commissioners voted Nov. 4 to hold employee monthly health insurance contributions at the current dollar amount for 2026, a change that will reduce the employee share from 10% to 8% because of premium increases. Commissioner Randy H. Bunch made the motion; the board voted "all in favor."
HR Administrator Mary Huston presented a spreadsheet showing 2026 premium increases and explained that keeping the employee dollar contribution unchanged would lower the percentage employees pay. The board also authorized Huston to execute the county's PCHIP/Highmark health insurance renewal documents for 2026.
The decision does not specify the total premium or the dollar amount employees will pay; commissioners noted the county absorbed the premium increase rather than raising employee contributions. The county's next budget meeting with department heads is scheduled for Nov. 18, 2025, when the board plans to seek a verbal approval to allow public advertisement of the 2026 budget.
