MADISON - A state insurance board has voted to add deductibles and increase out-of-pocket payments in state employees' health care plans in a move that could cost workers $85 million over the next two years.
The state Department of Employee Trust Fund's Group Insurance Board approved the measure on a 9-2 vote Tuesday. Gov. Scott Walker's budget calls for saving $81 million on health care coverage, but doesn't lay out how. The board's action generates that savings.
The majority of Wisconsin state employees don't pay a deductible. Under the plan, they would pay $250 annually. That amount would double for families.
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