Most Wake County school employees will see increases in their State Health Plan costs next year, with many either seeing a doubling in their deductibles or sharp increases in their monthly premiums.
The State Health Plan is switching to a salary-based plan with premium increases as part of what state officials say are needed steps to keep the plan solvent. Wake County school administrators said Tuesday that 84% of the district’s employees will have higher health insurance costs next year, with most in a category seeing across-the-board premium increases.
The higher health costs are occurring at the same time state lawmakers left Raleigh last week without adopting a comprehensive state budget that includes school employee pay raises…