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City of Humble approves changes to city health insurance plan Humble City Council members approved several changes to the city’s health insurance plan Nov. 14, including approving a mandatory shift for retirees on the plan to marketplace health insurance. What you need to know Sean Waggoner, executive vice president of Alliant Retirement Consulting—which oversees the city’s health insurance—said additional changes include: • A 3% increase to high deductible-based plans • A 7% increase to preferred provider organiza- tion, or PPO, plans • Partnering with Next Level Prime for urgent care The city self-funds its health insurance plan for employees. However, Waggoner said without
Houston City Council district launches clean medians initiative Houston City Council District E launched a new initiative in November to help clean up and maintain medians throughout the district, council member Fred Flickinger announced in a Nov. 15 newsletter. The overview According to the newsletter, medians, rights of way and city-owned properties in District E, including Kingwood, will be mowed, edged and trimmed as-needed to ensure maintenance is done in a timely manner. The rst work orders were issued to landscaping vendors Nov. 19. District E has allocated $50,000 in Council District Service Funds for this initiative to be distributed across the district.
“It’s not that we’re kicking o the retirees from the insurance. We’re actually providing them with, I think, a better product.” JASON STUEBE, HUMBLE CITY MANAGER
the changes, the city would have to fund a 117.3% increase in 2025 to mainly fund retiree bene ts. “We want to make sure we o er retiree bene ts, and this is a trend that a lot of municipalities around the country are dealing with right now,” Waggoner said during the meeting. Diving deeper The city will work with Alliant Individual Health Solutions to provide subsidies to retirees to purchase marketplace insurance. The subsidy will be paid out yearly, budgeted at $770.83 per month. Waggoner said the company would assist retirees with navigating the health insurance marketplace.
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