Our new district health insurance plan as accepted by the majority of the board on February 11, 2010 is laid out below. Employees will choose between two options.
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OPTION 1 |
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OPTION 2 |
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Single |
Family |
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Single |
Family |
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Monthly Payments1 |
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Employee |
$30 |
$77 |
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$50 |
$137 |
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District |
$295 |
$818 |
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$276 |
$757 |
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Health Savings Account (HSA)1 |
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Employee |
$585 |
$1,410 |
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$345 |
$690 |
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District |
$1,715 |
$3,190 |
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$1,955 |
$3,910 |
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Drug Co-pays2 |
$1,000 |
$2,000 |
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$1,000 |
$2,000 |
1. All values rounded to nearest dollar
2. Can be paid from the HSA
Q. What if the new health insurance plan had not been approved?
- The unions or the district would likely open negotiations immediately. From Feb. 11 to March 1 they would likely reach an agreement and present a new health insurance plan for a board vote.
- If negations had not reached an agreement by March 1, the old policy would remain in place. The current policy price would have a 39% increase. It would have been an advantage to work this plan out as soon as possible for all parties concerned. There is a possibility that the higher priced, old plan would have been in place for a month, two months and possibly longer. However, it is also a possibility that a new agreement would have been reached within a short amount of time.