Indian River County adopts health plan changes, keeps Lantern surgical program optional and equalizes retiree increase
After hours of debate, the board adopted a package of health‑plan changes to address a projected deficit, approved a 25% employee contribution increase, capped retiree increases to the same 25% level (county absorbs ~$144,239), and left Lantern surgical routing optional rather than mandatory for spine and joint surgeries.
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The Board of County Commissioners voted June 16 to adopt a set of changes to the county’s employee health plan to close a projected funding gap while keeping a proposed surgical routing program optional and capping retiree premium increases at the same percentage as employees.
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