Thousands of NC public workers pay nothing to get health insurance. That's changing.

News and Observer: In the past, about 60,000 North Carolina public workers have paid nothing for employee-only health plan premiums.

But in 2018, they will pay $300 a year – $25 a month – for the same plan, according to the State Treasurer’s Office.

State workers can begin choosing their health plan for next year starting on Sept. 30.

That increase in cost for employees who only insure themselves – and not their families – is aimed at covering increased costs for the state health plan.

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