City, town health plans most costly, report says

The Boston Globe reports:

Health insurance plans to cover city and town employees cost 37 percent more than similar plans for workers at private companies, mostly because municipal employees pay minimal copayments or deductibles when they get care, according to a new statewide survey.

The 20-page report from the Boston Foundation and Massachusetts Taxpayers Foundation concludes that cities and towns must substantially increase the amounts their employees are required to pay in out-of-pocket expenses for medical office visits and other services and to significantly increase their deductibles. Otherwise, municipalities will see insurance eat up an ever-in creasing share of their budget.

Just another confirmation that government workers , generally , get a better deal.