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Council votes to give notice to withdraw from Iowa governmental health care trust after staff briefings
Summary
After department-level employee briefings and questions about individual coverage differences, Perry City council approved giving notice to withdraw from the city's current Iowa governmental health care trust, a change staff said would save the city roughly $100,000 this year and lower typical employee family premiums by about $80 a month while creating potential for individual coverage differences.
PERRY CITY — Perry City council voted to approve giving notice to the city's current Iowa governmental health care trust following staff briefings and employee meetings about a proposed switch in group insurance coverage.
Staff said they had held multiple meetings — a general briefing and department-specific sessions — to allow employees to raise questions. The alternative plan under consideration was described in the meeting as likely to reduce the city's annual health-insurance cost by roughly $100,000 and lower a typical family premium by about $80 per…
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