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Westwood Regional board urges state action on rising school health‑benefit costs
Summary
The Westwood Regional Board of Education adopted a resolution calling on the governor and Legislature to provide short‑term relief and pursue long‑term reform to the State Health Benefits Program after citing large recent premium increases and a Treasury analysis projecting further double‑digit increases for 2027.
The Westwood Regional Board of Education voted to adopt a resolution urging state officials to address rapidly rising public‑employee health‑care costs that the district says threaten school budgets.
The resolution, read into the record during the administrative and governance portion of the meeting, cites a mid‑year SEHBP (State Employee Health Benefits Program) analysis released by the state Treasury that the board said projects double‑digit premium increases for 2027 and notes a 31.9%…
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