Youngstown council approves insurance changes, including deductibles

YOUNGSTOWN

City council approved significant changes today to employee health insurance, including having workers pay medical deductibles for the first time and giving options as to cost and coverage of various plans.

The board of control will take the last step Thursday when it gives its approval to the policy that takes effect Friday.

Among the key changes recommended by a 17-member management-employee health-insurance review committee is going to a tier policy. There used to be plans for employees only and for a worker’s entire family.

The new policy will include two other options for family coverage — employee/spouse and employee/children.

Those policies are less expensive than a full family plan.

For details, read Thursday’s Vindicator or Vindy.com