Thousands Of State Employees Likely To Keep Low Cost Premiums
Follow CBSMIAMI.COM: Facebook | Twitter
TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/AP) — Thousands of high-ranking state workers are expected to continue paying low rates for health insurance, including Gov. Rick Scott.
On Sunday, budget negotiators agreed on a benefits package for state employees that would keep premiums for nearly 30,000 workers at $8.34 a month for individual coverage or $30 a month for family coverage. Rank-and-file state workers pay $50 a month for individual coverage or $180 a month for family coverage. House and Senate members also pay this rate.
Scott has proposed requiring all state workers to pay the same amount, but his suggestion has been rejected again for the sixth straight year.
The Florida House is considering a bill to overhaul the state's $2 billion health insurance program but that bill has not been considered so far by the Senate.
(TM and © Copyright 2016 CBS Radio Inc. and its relevant subsidiaries. CBS RADIO and EYE Logo TM and Copyright 2016 CBS Broadcasting Inc. Used under license. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)