State employees making more than $90,000 a year would see significant increases to health premiums

NC Newsline–The state Health Plan Board of Trustees plans a vote Friday on a proposal that will for the first time set premiums according to how much state employees earn.

Premiums would increase substantially for the state’s top earners.

Premiums will increase $10 a month, to $35 monthly, for state employees and teachers enrolled in the standard insurance plan, make $50,000 or less, and have coverage for only themselves. That same coverage will cost $80 a month for employees who make more than $90,000…

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