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Committee advances 13% dental employee premium increase and endorses health‑plan redesign after Medica renewal
Summary
An insurance and HR committee recommended a 13% employee dental contribution increase and supported a Medica coinsurance option intended to reduce a nearly $1.0 million renewal gap; both recommendations will go to the full Waunakee Community School District board for a final vote.
A staff member for the Waunakee Community School District told the committee that two benefit items — the district dental plan and the district health plan — were the primary focus of the meeting and recommended sending both to the full board for final action.
The staff member said the district self‑funds dental claims (with Delta Dental as third‑party administrator) and that the dental fund, which rose during the COVID years, has since been spent down to about $220,000 as of the February report, with current claims running roughly $100,000 per year. The insurance committee recommended increasing employee dental contributions by 13%, the first such increase in five…
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