Arkansas Finance Board approves health insurance premium rates for 2023 – InsuranceNewsNet

Log Cabin Democrat (Conway, AR) Members of the State of Arkansas Board of Finance approved the state’s base monthly medical insurance premium rates for the 2023 calendar year at its regular meeting on Monday. Hosted via teleconference, board members approved rates that are expected to drop costs for public school and state employees next year. Per testimony at the meeting, some 80 percent of active public school employees will see decreases in their portion of premium rates over the next five years, while similar decreases are expected for state employees. Some base rates, particularly for non-medicare eligible retirees are increasing,… Read More