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WESLACO ISD workshop hears insurance overhaul proposal as premiums strain district finances
Summary
At a March 30 workshop trustees reviewed employee‑benefit committee recommendations to add an HMO, a PPO base and a PPO buy‑up and to retain the district broker; presenters said the package would increase district funding from about $22.8 million to $26.8 million and could avert larger deficits if adopted, while trustees demanded vendor presentations and monthly monitoring of insurance spending.
WESLACO ISD trustees on March 30 heard a proposal from the district’s employee benefits committee to reshape health coverage options and narrow a growing shortfall in the district’s self‑funded plan.
Dr. Ueda, who led the benefits presentation, said the committee’s top choice — labeled “direction A” — would keep the current broker relationship while offering three plan tiers: an HMO option, a PPO base and a PPO buy‑up. "We're looking at funding the plan at 26,800,000.0," Dr. Ueda said, adding that the district is currently funded at about $22.8 million. He told the board that moving to the committee's package would raise the district funding level by roughly $4 million but could limit a larger cost trajectory if left unchanged.
Why it matters: trustees and staff framed insurance as one of the district’s largest controllable expenditures and a key driver of next year’s budget…
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