Dallas Morning News reports that the Irving Independent School District is considering a number of measures to reduce its budget. The article also mentions that the district is considering joining ActiveCare, the health-care program for active school employees administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas health insurance program.
The context of the article seems to suggest that joining ActiveCare would be a cost-saving measure. Irving is a fairly large school district--some 4,300 FTE employees--so it would be surprising if a switch resulted in substantial reduction in the direct cost of health coverage. However, a move to TRS ActiveCare would probably make future health-care costs and benefits more predictable and would likely shift some administrative costs from the district to TRS.
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