SNOW HILL – The Worcester County Commissioners approved a change expected to reduce the county’s medical insurance costs in the future.
On Tuesday the commissioners voted unanimously to eliminate the health insurance cost-share for dependents of employees hired after Oct. 1 upon their retirement. Though the change was initially proposed in June, the commissioners delayed their decision in order to gather input from the county’s educators.
“I didn’t read anything that swayed my mind,” Commissioner Joe Mitrecic said. “I hope we continue to move forward with this.”
Mitrecic has long advocated for the change in an effort to address rising health insurance costs. Currently, dependents of retirees with at least 15 years of county service are provided medical insurance at the same cost-share as the retired employee. That rate is 10 percent for county employees hired before July 1, 2015, and 20 percent for employees hired since then.
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To late asshole on your Mr.Draper vs. Mr. White post. Why did you take it down? We're waiting for your reply? Dirtbag
ReplyDeleteWicomico County and Salisbury: are you reading this???
ReplyDeleteThis is what we already do in Wicomico.
DeleteThe county pays way to much for health insurance. If it was a private enterprise, it would find cheaper health insurance while also eliminating spousal coverage.
ReplyDeleteImagine that. It doesn't effect Mitrecic, since he's already a dependant under his wife's plan.
ReplyDeleteWhy should they get such a benefit
ReplyDeleteanyway? It's going to bankrupt the
Counties if it keeps going up. Let
them learn what it's like out here
having to pay for their Own Insurance,
in Full like the majority does.
10:24,
ReplyDeleteWhat about in da Bury?
You should see the Cadillac pension plans that they pay out to their retired employees, the ones that are funded with taxpayer dollars. The pensions are more generous than any union plans.
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