CHARLESTON – After two years of back-to-back large premium hikes, public employees in West Virginia could see a substantially smaller premium increase for their health insurance benefits, though a spousal surcharge is expected to rise.

The finance board of the West Virginia Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA) met Thursday afternoon to tentatively approve a financial plan for fiscal year 2027 beginning on July 1, 2026. Final approval of the plan will occur in December after the finance board holds a series of public comment hearings across the state beginning in November.

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