Health insurance

Plans and premiums

Premiums rose 5.38% from 1 July 2026; a Blue Care Elect family plan is $3,662.52 a month, the town paying 75%.

Family premium by plan
Value
Blue Care Elect$3,663
Network Blue New England$2,988
Access Blue Saver$2,602
Blue Select$2,600

The whole monthly premium from 1 July 2026, rounded to the dollar; the table prints cents.

1 · The facts

  • 5.38%

    premium increase, plans from 1 July 2026

  • $3,662.52

    a month, family, Blue Care Elect

  • $2,599.92

    a month, family, Blue Select

  • $1,392.63

    a month, individual, Blue Care Elect

  • 4

    plans on the rate letter

  • 75%

    of an active plan’s premium paid by the town

    contract

  • —

    how many people are on each plan

    not published

2 · What it shows

  1. 1

    One rate letter, to all eligible town and school employees, lists the same plans.

  2. 2

    A family on Blue Care Elect costs $3,662.52 a month; on Blue Select, $2,599.92.

  3. 3

    Without enrolment by plan, what moving people between plans would save is not shown.

Monthly premiums from 1 July 2026
FamilyIndividualDeductible
Blue Care Elect$3,662.52$1,392.63$500
Network Blue New England$2,988.41$1,136.28$500
Blue Select$2,599.92$988.56$500
Access Blue Saver$2,602.28$989.46$2,000 / $4,000

The total premium, before the town and employee shares. The letter prints Access Blue Saver’s family and individual rows the other way round; they are shown here as every other plan’s ratio implies.

Sources

What changed

Version 15 — updated September 20, 2026