LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Lawmakers in the Michigan House and their staff soon will be paying more for their health insurance, the chamber's Republican leader said Wednesday.
House Speaker Jase Bolger of Marshall announced the changes, saying they will take effect with the new fiscal year that starts Oct. 1.
The changes are similar to ones that are included in bills pending in the Legislature. The bills would require many public employees in Michigan to pay at least 20 percent of their health insurance costs, or impose caps on how much public employers can pay toward health care.
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