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District, union form subcommittee to settle teacher premiums after presentation showing plan deficits
Summary
After a benefits presentation showing two district plans running deficits, the district and CCEA agreed to a joint subcommittee to model premium splits and aim to announce premiums by Wednesday so employees can choose plans before open enrollment closes.
The Clay County School District and the Clay County Education Association (CCEA) agreed on a joint bargaining subcommittee to calculate new employee health‑insurance premiums after a benefits presentation showed two of the district’s plans operating at a deficit.
During the meeting the district presented claims and premium data for Oct. 1, 2024–March 1, 2026. “The choice PPO does not have a green month in it at all… What that means is that $6,500,000 deficit during that time,” the district’s representative said, explaining why changes are necessary. The district said it reduced the originally proposed premium increase and is now proposing a 16% contribution split as a compromise from the 22% actuary recommendation.
The parties agreed to meet this afternoon in a joint subcommittee to run spreadsheets modeling who would bear costs under various scenarios, including options that minimize increases for employees in the lowest‑cost plan. The district said it will continue to absorb part of the cost and that the subcommittee’s goal is to identify premiums to present by Wednesday so employees can make informed open‑enrollment decisions.
The benefits presenter also walked through plan design differences — including network rules, pharmacy card processing and a preventive drug list — and answered employee questions about prescription co‑pays. “There is a list of preventive drugs… that are $0 co‑pay for those,” the presenter said, noting this could change in the future but would not automatically be altered by switching plans.
Next steps: the subcommittee will run the district’s current enrollment and plan‑choice data and return with premium proposals at the scheduled continuation of bargaining.
