Town agrees to pay increase in insurance deductible

T he Town of Whitehall will compensate employees for a four-hundred percent increase in the cost of an insurance deductible for inpatient care.

The board approved the measure during last week’s monthly meeting following a request from Highway Superintendent Louie Pratt.

Pratt told board members that employees changed their insurance provider and the deductible for inpatient care will be $750 higher than it was under the old plan.

“I’m asking if the town would pay the excess,” said Pratt, who added the overall [...]

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