City workers’ proposed 2027 family health premiums: $652 to $1,286 a month

Atlanta city employees would pay between $651.93 and $1,285.62 a month for family medical coverage under a proposed 2027 benefit-rate schedule—a roughly $634 spread across the four listed plans.⁠[1]

Councilmember Dustin Hillis’s resolution, 26-R-4274, would add next year’s rates to the city’s employee-benefit agreements. The City Council referred it without objection Oct. 19, and the packet scheduled Finance/Executive Committee consideration for Oct. 28 at 1:30 p.m. The records reviewed do not establish the outcome of that meeting or final approval of the amendment.⁠[1]

The proposed monthly employee contributions, shown as employee-only coverage / family coverage, are: • Kaiser HDHP: $197.56 / $651.93. • Kaiser HMO: $254.83 / $841.02. • Anthem BCBS HDHP: $286.09 / $945.53. • Anthem BCBS POS: $389.13 / $1,285.62. These are premium comparisons, not a comparison of deductibles or other costs when people receive care.⁠[1]

The city would pay the larger share of every listed family medical premium. Its monthly contribution would range from $1,973.27 for Kaiser HDHP to $3,659.06 for Anthem POS.⁠[1]

Dental and vision have separate price tags. The proposed employee share for family dental coverage ranges from $8.74 a month for UnitedHealthcare DHMO to $31.52 for Cigna’s high option. Family vision coverage is listed at $9.65 a month, with no city contribution.⁠[1]

Retirees have a separate schedule, with contributions that also depend on hiring and retirement dates. For example, retiree-only Anthem POS coverage without Medicare is listed at $389.13 monthly for retirees hired before April 1, 1986, versus $538.80 for those hired on or after that date who retired between September 2009 and Aug. 31, 2010.⁠[1]

The proposal identifies an earlier amendment that added the 2026 rates, but the records reviewed do not establish whether these proposed premiums represent an increase or decrease from this year.⁠[1]