STATE WORKERS INSURANCE COULD INCREASE

(11/08/2008)

State workers will likely have to pay 9-percent more for health insurance if a PEIA proposed plan is approved next month. The PEIA Finance Board voted Thursday to put the plan out for public comment with a number of public hearings to be held around the state. The plan calls for an 11 percent premium increase for state retirees. Another part of the plan would require those who live near the border to pay 70/30 when they cross into a neighboring state for medical care instead of the standard 80/20. PEIA says the insurance program's reserve funds have reached a level where premium increases are necessary. State workers have paid the same for health insurance for the last two years. The proposed increase would take effect next July.

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