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Community urges Petersburg schools to keep Anthem as board weighs insurance options
Summary
At a PCPS public hearing, dozens of written and oral comments urged the district to retain Anthem coverage and expressed concern about switching to a TLC cooperative or other providers; commenters warned deductible increases would harm staff with chronic conditions and asked for offsets such as FSAs or wellness incentives.
PETERSBURG, Va. — Community commenters and district staff clashed over health‑insurance choices at a Petersburg City Public Schools public hearing, with many speakers urging the board to retain Anthem and criticizing alternatives as disruptive to care.
Miss Godbold, the division's senior budget analyst, read multiple pieces of feedback collected online in which employees and community members said retaining Anthem would avoid interruptions in care. One commenter said, "I think that we should remain with Anthem," and explained that switching plans had…
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