Ready or not here they come: 20,000 college employees expected to join state health insurance plan
As many as 20,000 employees at Florida colleges are expected to switch to the state group health insurance program, which will likely drive up costs for a program that has needed cash infusions from legislators to stay in the black.
State economists gathered to draw new forecasts for the number of individuals and families participating in the program that provides health insurance coverage to state and retired state workers.
Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation this year (HB 5101) allowing state college staff to enroll in the health insurance plan. But DeSantis vetoed the $80 million lawmakers agreed to put in the state budget to offset the increased costs associated with potential new enrol...
