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Health‑insurance review intensifies as task force claims $2M in potential savings; board schedules PEHT presentation
Summary
A health‑insurance task‑force member told the Ketchikan board a Public Education Health Trust quote could lower district costs by about $2,000,000; staff cautioned a switch needs six‑month notice to the borough under the MOA, collective‑bargaining sign‑offs and run‑out claims analysis, and the PEHT CEO is scheduled to present at the next meeting.
A health‑insurance task‑force representative told the Ketchikan Gateway Borough School District Board of Education on April 15 that a Public Education Health Trust (PEHT) quote could reduce the district’s projected health‑insurance cost by roughly $2,000,000 compared with the district’s partially self‑funded plan.
Sarah Campbell reported that the task force reviewed a PEHT quote and said transitioning would produce fixed, predictable costs and eliminate brokerage fees the district currently pays. "That would reduce that cost by about $2,000,000," she told the board, and urged administrators and the board to prepare now to move if the…
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