Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Benefits Health Insurance topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Board tables health-insurance decision after new option appears; Blue Cross quote was markedly higher
Summary
Administrators reported they solicited market quotes for health insurance; a Blue Cross Blue Shield quote equated to an estimated $96,000 per month increase, and trustees voted to table the Greenbush option while staff vets an alternate plan before the July 20 deadline.
Administrators told the board they had shopped the district's health-insurance coverage and received a Blue Cross Blue Shield quote that would have equated to roughly a $96,000-per-month premium increase compared with the district's current Greenbush arrangement. Marty said a late-arriving option was reported to him via email, and recommended pausing action to evaluate both proposals before the July 20 approval deadline.
A board member made a motion to table agenda item 8.1 and request an open meeting so the board could review the two possible options and relevant data; the motion to table passed 7-0. Marty was directed to circulate possible dates for a special meeting to review the proposals prior to the deadline.
