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Board hears insurance renewal pressures; staff projects 8.7% health‑plan increase
Summary
District staff told the board preliminary modeling shows roughly an 8.7% increase for the July health‑plan renewal and a proposed 15% rise in dental costs; the board asked administration to return with scenarios — including premium options — after the insurance center meeting in April.
The Kickapoo Area School District board spent the largest portion of its March 11 meeting on benefits planning as staff laid out projections for the district’s July 1 insurance renewals.
A staff presenter said preliminary modeling indicates an approximately 8.7% increase in the health plan next year, driven primarily by higher claim severity in 2025. The district has a two‑year stop‑loss arrangement that staff said will avoid roughly $80,000 in additional stop‑loss costs next year and give the district time to model alternatives…
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