{"id":13246,"date":"2025-09-02T08:10:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T12:10:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/?p=13246"},"modified":"2025-08-26T14:11:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T18:11:36","slug":"2026-state-health-plan-premium-rates-announced","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/2025\/09\/02\/2026-state-health-plan-premium-rates-announced\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 State Health Plan Premium Rates Announced"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The State Health Plan Board of Trustees has officially approved the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">2026 premium rates<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for active, Non-Medicare, and Medicare members. These changes include:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Premium increases for most members<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Cost reductions for members covering children<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">New salary-based premiums<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> for the state\u2019s lowest-paid active employees (Note: salary bands do not apply to retired members)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;335559739&quot;:0}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">These adjustments aim to balance affordability with sustainability for the Plan. The new Salary Bands are as follows: under $50,000, $50,001-$65,000, $65,001-$90,000, and $90,001 and over. The below table outlines the premiums for those bands.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2025\/08\/SHP-Premium-Rates.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-13247\" src=\"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/370\/2025\/08\/SHP-Premium-Rates-300x106.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"470\" height=\"166\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">More detailed information will be shared with members prior to the <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Open Enrollment period<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, which runs from <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">October 13\u201331, 2025<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To learn more, visit the State Health Plan website at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shpnc.gov\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">www.shpnc.gov<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Stay tuned for updates and resources to help you make informed decisions during Open Enrollment!<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The State Health Plan Board of Trustees has officially approved the 2026 premium rates for active, Non-Medicare, and Medicare members. These changes include:\u00a0 Premium increases for most members\u00a0 Cost reductions [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3407,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,58],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-13246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-resources-development","category-university-information"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13246","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3407"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13246"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13246\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13249,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/13246\/revisions\/13249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13246"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=13246"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/affiliate.wcu.edu\/staffsenate\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=13246"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}