Council approves 2027 health rates—with a $268 monthly jump for Anthem POS families

Atlanta City Council voted 10–0 on Nov. 2 to authorize the city’s 2027 employee-benefit rates, including a $267.85 monthly increase in workers’ contributions for Anthem POS family medical coverage. That amounts to an additional $3,214.20 over a full year.⁠[1][2][3]

The vote supplies the Council decision that was still unresolved in our earlier premium comparison. Draft action minutes record adoption of Councilmember Dustin Hillis’s resolution, 26-R-4274, by consent.⁠[1]

The monthly employee contributions for family medical coverage, shown as 2026 → 2027, are: • Anthem BCBS POS: $1,017.77 → $1,285.62, up $267.85, or 26.3%. • Anthem BCBS HDHP: $846.17 → $945.53, up $99.36, or 11.7%. • Kaiser HMO: $798.70 → $841.02, up $42.32, or 5.3%. • Kaiser HDHP: $651.93 → $651.93, unchanged.⁠[2][3]

Those are workers’ shares—not the full premiums. For Anthem POS family coverage, the employee portion increases from 23% to 26% of the total. The city still pays the larger share: $3,659.06 a month in the 2027 schedule, compared with $3,407.28 in 2026.⁠[2][3]

A flat employee payment does not mean a flat premium, either. For Kaiser HDHP family coverage, the city’s monthly contribution increases by $117.76, from $1,855.51 to $1,973.27, while the worker’s payment remains unchanged.⁠[2][3]

This comparison covers premium contributions only; it does not establish that benefits or other costs of receiving care are unchanged between years.⁠[2][3]

Council approval authorizes the amendment, rather than confirming its execution. The resolution requires mayoral signature, clerk attestation, city-attorney approval as to form and delivery to the providers before the amendment binds the city. The records reviewed do not establish that those steps are complete.⁠[1][2]