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Nemaha County approves 5.4% increase to employee health insurance premiums for 2025-26
Summary
The Nemaha County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously May 7 to renew coverage with NACO Blue Cross Blue Shield and accept a 5.4% premium increase effective July 1, 2025, a change the board said will apply to the 2025–2026 plan year.
The Nemaha County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously May 7 to renew county employee health insurance with NACO Blue Cross Blue Shield and approved a 5.4% increase in premium rates effective July 1, 2025, for the 2025–2026 plan year.
Commissioner Bryan Mellage moved to renew the coverage and approve the premium rates; Commissioner Mike Hall seconded the motion. Chairman Michael Weiss cast the third affirmative vote, and the motion carried on a roll-call vote of Hall, Mellage and Weiss voting "aye." County Clerk Diane Johnson recorded the action in the minutes.
County officials said the change applies to the county’s group policy for the coming plan year. The Board did not amend benefits during the meeting; the action was a renewal of the existing plan with the stated 5.4% premium increase. The board recorded the effective start date as July 1, 2025; the plan year covered is the 2025–2026 benefit year.
The decision will affect county budget planning for the upcoming fiscal year because health insurance premiums are a recurring personnel expense. The Board did not provide a detailed budgetary breakdown during the meeting and no specific dollar totals for employer versus employee contributions were included in the minutes.
The Board moved on to other business after the vote. The minutes show no public comment on the insurance renewal at this meeting.
