PEIA PROPOSES MODEST PREMIUM INCREASES

State workers and teachers face moderately higher health insurance costs next year under a proposal from PEIA. The plan calls for two-percent premium increases for state employees and their employers. Local governments and other non-state groups would see steeper hikes, with four-percent for most plans and 24-percent for the Gold high-deductible plan. Retirees get a break, with premiums unchanged for fiscal 2028. Public hearings begin November 9 in Morgantown, with a final session November 19 in Wheeling.