A review of school district health programs shows wide variances in what taxpayers are paying to buy health insurance for public employees across the state and even in neighboring school districts. The reason: districts are buying into plans with bells and whistles, such as extremely low deductibles or no deductibles at all, that would cost much more if bought by individuals.
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School district and state employee health plans: is change needed?
February 12, 2010 | posted by Jay Howell inSchool district health plans: big savings to taxpayers if employees chip in
February 02, 2010 | posted by Jay Howell inIdaho taxpayers could save millions of dollars if the state’s school districts started requiring their employees to contribute to their monthly medical plan premiums, but the Idaho Freedom Foundation has found that many schools continue to demand that taxpayers fund 100 percent of the cost of medical benefits of district employees.
Assuming school employees were to pay just 10 percent of the cost of medical insurance premiums, the savings would be at least $11.1 million.
