The maximum health insurance premium for teachers and other public school employees will increase about 50 percent starting next year for most plans under rate increases approved by a state board Tuesday.
For the state’s gold plan, the most popular plan for public school employees, the maximum premium for individuals will increase to about $336 a month, up from $226.70 this year.
The monthly premium for family coverage under the plan will increase to about $1,528, up from $1,029.96 this year.
The increases, along with benefit cuts also approved Tuesday by the State and Public School Life and Health Insurance Board, were designed to close a $50 million gap in funding facing the plans that cover about 83,000 people, including 47,000 teachers, cafeteria workers, janitors, and other school employees and their families.
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