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District Dumps Union Insurance, Saves $450K and Pays 100% of Health Care
Dansville switches from MESSA
… dumping its union-affiliated insurance plan.
Dansville Superintendent … 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 … more
Dropping Union Health Insurance Saves District $737K
MESSA revenue drops $190 million
… Special Services Association insurance for a different high-deductible … had to pay for any health insurance premiums in that time, according to the superintendent.
MESSA is a third-party administrator … Association that buys health insurance from Blue Cross Blue Shield … would have paid had it kept MESSA. She said the employees do … 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
… School District, the health insurance arm of the state's largest … Special Services Association (MESSA) is a third-party administrator of insurance benefits that was created … according to the Oakland Press. MESSA's trustees all have direct ties … getting rid of the top-tier MESSA insurance and finding less expensive … more
Most Michigan Schools Surveyed Still Buying Union’s Costlier Health Insurance
After a five-year pause, costs again on the rise
Health insurance costs for public school employees have increased … billion on employee health insurance, according to the Michigan … purchase employee health insurance from the Michigan Education … Association, a teachers union. MESSA administers insurance benefits that are underwritten … 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
… Education Association and its insurance affiliate, the Michigan Education … 501(c)(9) nonprofits like MESSA.
But both organizations sought … In April 2020, the MEA and MESSA both applied for PPP funding. … received $6.4 million while MESSA received $6.1 million, for … action because when the MEA and MESSA took the funds, that denied … more
Michigan $1 Billion Closer to Bringing Benefits In Balance
… districts, from offering health insurance more generous than exists … government employee health insurance, although those caps are … percent of their health insurance premium, a typical requirement for insurance coverage in the private-sector … is in the costs of health insurance, with the rest being in retirement … more
Teachers Choose Union Health Plan, Now Pay Up To 37.5 Percent Of Premiums
Dearborn Heights teachers choose MESSA
… nothing for their own health insurance premiums to paying as much … to keep the more expensive MESSA health care plan. Bartold said … of their health care costs. MESSA is a third-party administrator … Association that purchases health insurance from Blue Cross Blue Shield … the teachers wanted to keep MESSA and pay the higher contribution … more
School District Saves By Dumping Expensive Union Insurance Plan
Dansville district saved $250,000 after getting rid of MEA-affiliated MESSA plan
… of its employees’ health insurance premiums and covered their … 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 … Association that buys health insurance from Blue Cross Blue Shield … 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'
… cost of their own health insurance premiums through the Michigan … referred to as the “Cadillac of insurance plans.”
But when Gov. Rick … teachers union voted to drop MESSA for a less expensive insurance plan. MESSA, for the first time, began … more
Expensive Janitorial Contract Forces Cuts
Ortonville-Brandon school board guaranteed 90 percent of $17K health insurance with union despite economic uncertainties
… care premiums.
The family plan for the luxurious MESSA health plan cost $17,171 in 2010 or about $2,000 … could continue to pay 90 percent of the health insurance for its custodians for four years, after being … because the district can now get rid of the MESSA insurance plan, Ortonville-Brandon may be able to save … more
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