🌱 Why Leyden is bailing on its longtime regional health insurance trust
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In today's newsletter:
- Why Leyden is bailing on its longtime regional health insurance trust
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📰 News we're reading
• Healthcare costs squeeze municipal budgets, prompting exodus from regional insurer (theshoestring.org) — Leyden is among several western Massachusetts towns leaving the Hampshire County Group Insurance Trust for the state-run Group Insurance Commission as surging health insurance premiums strain local budgets. The shift comes amid steep rate hikes, school staffing cuts, and a broader debate over GLP-1 drug coverage and whether Massachusetts should move toward a single-payer or Medicare-for-All-style system to stabilize costs for municipalities. 
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