On July 22, the University of Minnesota announced changes to the employee health benefits plan. Employees expressed a staunch negative response.
The University released the changes in a staff email, detailing raised deductibles, out-of-pocket maximums and new co-insurance payments to employee medical benefits.
In response, the University’s chapter of the American Association of University Professors issued a statement to the University, while another staff member created a petition opposing the changes and calling for the University to reconsider…