Rate Hike Canceled for State Retirees’ Health Premiums
Nothing like learning you’re not going to lose an additional $81 a month on a Friday afternoon. That was the good fortune of Georgia’s state retirees on UnitedHealthcare’s standard Medicare plans last Friday, according to the Department of Community Health.
The board had earlier voted to raise the rate, but reversed that decision last week. That was the only item on the agenda for the meeting. This mirrors the UnitedHealthcare insurance premium rates for state employees and teachers, which also did not increase for 2019.
When the rate increase was initially announced, some retirees on the plan accused the state of steering business to UnitedHealthcare’s competitor, Anthem Blue Cross.
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Holly Croft
Holly is an archivist at one of Georgia's institutions of higher learning. In a past life, she was a legislative assistant on Capitol Hill. She cares a lot about records management, open records laws, and privacy laws. Political persuasion? It's complicated. What's not complicated is that she's proudly equal parts Bulldog and Tar Heel.