Many retired DeSoto Parish employees gathered on Monday for a meeting at the DeSoto Parish Library in Stonewall to discuss the school board’s decision to change insurance providers for retirees.
The DeSoto Parish School Board voted at their September meeting in favor of changing insurance providers for retirees over age 65 from UMR to a Medicare Advantage plan with Humana on January 1, with little prior notification to teachers.
There was a meeting on Nov. 13 at the DeSoto Parish School Board office, where Humana representatives were able to explain the plan’s benefits, which include 0% premiums for those hired before July 1, 2016, 0% deductibles, 0% copays for office visits, most types of care and testings are covered at 0% costs and $2,100 out of pocket maximum, per individual, per calendar year…