Healthcare Insurance

Rising healthcare costs mark teacher talks

Published in Managed Care Weekly Digest, November 10th, 2003

The rising cost of health insurance has become a key issue in the latest round of contract talks between Wisconsin school districts and their teachers.

Many districts have started negotiating agreements with their teachers covering the 2003-04 and 2004-05 school years, just months after some settled their 2001-03 contracts.

District officials say they've been discussing ways to cut the rising cost of health insurance plans, which provide generous coverage but require little or no contributions from teachers.

Local school officials say they have a limited amount of money available to cover annual salary and benefits increases...

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Source: Managed Care Weekly Digest (2003-11-10)

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