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District Dumps Union Insurance, Saves $450K and Pays 100% of Health Care
Dansville switches from MESSA
… Special Services Association (MESSA), which is an affiliate of … 2012-13.
A spokesman for MESSA said he thinks the district … and government relations for MESSA. "This district has taken on … predict they will be back with MESSA soon."
However, not everyone … cheapest, best insurance."
MESSA has long been the favored insured … more
Dropping Union Health Insurance Saves District $737K
MESSA revenue drops $190 million
… according to the superintendent.
MESSA is a third-party administrator … would have paid had it kept MESSA. She said the employees do … visits. Dansville dropped MESSA in 2011-12.
Because of a 2011 … schools could spend on it, MESSA has seen its program revenue … documents filed with the IRS.
MESSA’s program revenues have dropped … more
In Pontiac, MEA Local Raises $12K For School Supplies While Union Health Insurance Arm Sues District for $7.8 Million
Union affiliated MESSA got $7.8M judgment against Pontiac School District
… Special Services Association (MESSA) is a third-party administrator … according to the Oakland Press. MESSA's trustees all have direct ties … health insurance bill and MESSA has to sue them to get their … getting rid of the top-tier MESSA insurance and finding less … that by dumping a top-tier MESSA program and getting a less … more
Most Michigan Schools Surveyed Still Buying Union’s Costlier Health Insurance
After a five-year pause, costs again on the rise
… Association, a teachers union. MESSA administers insurance benefits … including Blue Cross Blue Shield.
MESSA costs districts about 10 to 12 percent more than non-MESSA coverage, according to an analysis … districts buying insurance from MESSA was largely unchanged between … premiums indicates that the non-MESSA individual health plan costs … more
Mackinac Center awarded $77K for reporting that MEA improperly took COVID-19 relief money
MEA and MESSA improperly took $12.5 million in COVID relief money through Paycheck Protection Program
… the MEA or 501(c)(9) nonprofits like MESSA.
But both organizations sought and … anyway. In April 2020, the MEA and MESSA both applied for PPP funding. The MEA received $6.4 million while MESSA received $6.1 million, for a total … its action because when the MEA and MESSA took the funds, that denied other … more
Teachers Choose Union Health Plan, Now Pay Up To 37.5 Percent Of Premiums
Dearborn Heights teachers choose MESSA
… to keep the more expensive MESSA health care plan. Bartold said … of their health care costs. MESSA is a third-party administrator … the teachers wanted to keep MESSA and pay the higher contribution … to keep the more expensive MESSA plan and pay between 32.5 and … insurance carriers, Bartold said.
MESSA cost taxpayers in the district … more
High Costs Force School District to Drop Union-Connected Health Plan
Ravenna union prez: '[MESSA] had no competition before ... now they are forced to compete and it is good'
… teachers union voted to drop MESSA for a less expensive insurance plan. MESSA, for the first time, began … also reportedly abandoned MESSA, which is affiliated with the … percent of the districts have MESSA, a third-party administrator … insurance business, so to speak.
"MESSA had no competition," he continued. … more
School District Saves By Dumping Expensive Union Insurance Plan
Dansville district saved $250,000 after getting rid of MEA-affiliated MESSA plan
… switched from the top-tier MESSA insurance plan to a high deductible plan … by ditching the high-priced MESSA plan that as many as 80 percent … Michigan carried at one time. MESSA is a third-party administrator … percent since it switched from MESSA to a cheaper plan.
Alternatively, … chose to pay more to keep MESSA. Other Dearborn Heights employees … more
Teachers Union Health Insurer Paying Big Raises
… over the past few years.
MESSA is a not-for-profit third-party … union.
Cynthia Williams, MESSA’s executive director, received … information was taken from MESSA’s filings with the Internal … available.
Richard Ringstrom, MESSA’s marketing and product development … $208,283 in 2009.
Frank Musto, MESSA’s director of field services, … more
MEA Demands Immediate Health Insurance Payment From School District In Serious Debt
Judge ruled Pontiac School District has 10 years to pay off $7.8 million
… is demanding full payment to MESSA. MESSA is a third-party administrator … districts in the state.
MESSA has said it will end its health … Township.
But continuing with MESSA, which is considered an expensive … switching from the top-tier MESSA plan to a high-deductible plan … more
Legislators Link Common-Sense Reforms to Tax Hikes
Focus is on state employee benefits
… that essentially deal with MESSA, the health insurance administration … supplies mandatory competition to MESSA,
which currently holds health … addition, the bills require MESSA to furnish a district with … aggregate claims history under MESSA insurance plans. Release of … data was bitterly opposed by MESSA and the MEA, but other health … more
Michigan Public School Health Insurance Costs Soar Above National Trends
… employee groups (most often teachers). MESSA's average premium increase this year … pay for 1,800 full-time teachers. MESSA is also sitting on about $260 million … disparity between national trends and MESSA. One is that MESSA only offers districts a choice between … more
Teachers Union Insurer Sells Coverage For Some Nonunion Staff, But Not These Two
‘They are making an example out of us’
… through a subsidiary called MESSA. They say also that the union … superintendent on Aug. 27 that MESSA would not renew their coverage. … nonunion employees were offered MESSA insurance, but they never got … quality health coverage through MESSA. When a group of MEA members … MEA membership, including MESSA coverage.”
“No one would expect … more
MEA Ignores Reality In Complaints About Health Care Cost Increases
Union-backed health plan far more expensive than most other plans
… done.
Ravenna’s teachers voted to switch from the MESSA Choices II plan to a Blue Cross Blue Shield plan with … insurance for its employees. By switching out of MESSA, the costs for a full-family plan went from $18,000 with MESSA to $14,900 for the new insurance, Van Loon said. … more
Recaps of New Teachers Union Contracts
… expensive plan sold by the MEA union's MESSA arm — to a slightly less generous … to one administered by the union's MESSA arm. For the first time, teachers … change health insurance plans from MESSA to a competitor (HealthPlus) — a move … switched from Physicians Health Plan to MESSA. Teachers will receive a 0.5 percent … more
School District Could Buy Laptop For Every Student If Teachers Paid Private-Sector Average For Health Care
East Grand Rapids technology plan could be funded with help from new state law
… costs for its employees as long as MESSA insurance rates don’t increase higher … amount. In 2011-12, the contract states if MESSA rates increase by 6 percent or more, … insurance services and have received bids. MESSA, considered the Cadillac of health … expensive health care plan other than MESSA, the savings would be even more. … more
Teacher Pay Hikes Happen Despite Expired Union Contract
… district paid $1,325 a month for employees in the MESSA Choices II family plan. A Mackinac Center survey … most popular plan for teachers in district.
The MESSA plan is affiliated with the Michigan Education … Family Foundation survey.
And for fiscal 2009-10, MESSA premiums increased by 13 percent.
“The school … more
Are Teachers Not 'Treated With Respect' by Taxpayers?
… percent of the premium for teachers who choose the MESSA Choices II health care plan. Private-sector employees … percent of the premium for teachers who select the MESSA Choices II health care plan. (The district does … health care premiums for teachers who select the MESSA Choices II health care plan. A teacher with 25 … more
Teacher Pay Hikes Happen Despite Expired Union Contract
… district paid $1,325 a month for employees in the MESSA Choices II family plan. A Mackinac Center survey … most popular plan for teachers in district.
The MESSA plan is affiliated with the Michigan Education … Family Foundation survey.
And for fiscal 2009-10, MESSA premiums increased by 13 percent.
“The school … more