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Published: September 24, 2009

Lawmaker aims to cover premiums

Lawmakers should cover 100 percent of the individual health care premiums for state employees and teachers, Rep. Mike Brown said Tuesday. Brown, D-Tahlequah, said was disappointed the Oklahoma State and Education Employees Group Insurance Board passed part of the insurance premium increase. Actuaries for the board surmised that a 12 percent overall increase in premiums would be necessary for the coming fiscal year, but elected to reduce the premium increase to 7.6 percent by increasing the office visit co-pays and co-pays for other services from $25 to $50, and increasing the cost of prescription co-pays. The increases take effect Jan. 1. He said legislators should "step up.”

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