UPSON COUNTY CHANGING EMPLOYEE HEALTH INS.

AT TUESDAY'S MEETING, THE UPSON COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS VOTED TO CHANGE EMPLOYEE HEALTH INSURANCE CARRIERS FROM BLUE CROSS/BLUE SHIELD TO CIGNA, AS BLUE CROSS WANTED AN INCREASE OF OVER 20% IN PREMIUMS.

THE CIGNA PROPOSAL, A 7.7% JUMP WILL TOTAL $ 1.85 MILLION OR ROUGHLY A $200,000 INCREASE -- ACCORDING TO COUNTY MANAGER JASON TINSLEY.