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North Dakota Lawmakers Consider Bill That Could Lead to State Employees Paying for Health Premiums

By Bill Dubensky Apr 16, 2025 | 5:34 AM

Nick Archuleta, president of North Dakota United. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor)

 

(By: .North Dakota Monitor) – A committee of  state lawmakers  endorsed a bill that would allow the state to shift health insurance premium costs onto employees.

Senate Bill 2160, sponsored by Rep. Kyle Davison, R-Fargo, would change the state employee health care plan to comply with the federal Affordable Care Act. This change would be irreversible.

The House Appropriations Committee voted 15-7 to give the bill a do-pass recommendation.

It will soon go to the House floor for a vote by the whole chamber.

Supporters cite two main benefits to the policy. For one, it would cover a greater swath of services for employees — including contraception and preventative procedures like colonoscopies and mammograms.

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