APS workers face insurance increases

At Wednesday's Albuquerque Public Schools board meeting, board members are expected to approve increases to APS employee health insurance costs. The plans could increase premium costs about 2 percent for Presbyterian customers, and between 8 and 9.5 percent for Lovelace customers. Co-pays are where employees will really see the changes with emergency room costs, outpatient surgeries and urgent care visits slated to go up. It's the first time in three years health care costs will go up, according to APS. But some teachers are upset, pointing out it's been years since they got any pay increases. The head of the APS teachers' union applauds APS for going years with no health increases but says the combination of everything teachers are dealing with makes this news hard to swallow.  
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APS workers face insurance increases