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Swain County board votes to keep employee health-insurance cost-sharing unchanged
Swain County Board of Commissioners · March 18, 2026
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Summary
After lengthy debate over premium increases and payroll impacts, the board voted to keep the county's insurance-cost-sharing at its current levels for the upcoming renewal; staff must finalize open-enrollment paperwork for a July 1 effective date.
Swain County commissioners debated how much of the upcoming health-insurance renewal employees should be asked to pay, then voted to maintain the county's current cost-sharing arrangement.
Staff explained open-enrollment timing and rates and said paperwork needed to be submitted immediately for the plan to be available; the plan’s…
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