How does Freetown's health insurance co-pay compare to other municipalities?

In November of 2003, the Finance Committee's Senior Clerk, Chris Holt, called and e-mailed other city and town treasurers in Massachusetts at the Committee's request to find out how Freetown's health insurance co-pay compared to that of other municipalities. Below are the results of that survey. 

Health Insurance Co-Payments Paid by Town
(comparison done Nov., 2003)

Bridgewater:

90%

  

West Boylston

90%

  

Freetown

90% HMO

80% PPO 

Lakeville

90% HMO

80% Retired 

Weston

90% HMO

50% PPO 

Raynham

90% HMO individual

86% HMO family75% PPO

Upton

90% HMO

75% Master Health Plus 

Ayer

89% Individual

86% Family 

Fall River

75%

  

Somerset

75%

  

West Brookfield

75%

  

Duxbury

75% Active

50% Retired 

Mattapoisett

75% Active

50% Retired 

Swansea

75% Active

50% Retired 

Grafton

73.3% Fallon individual

67.9% Fallon family 
 

58.0% CIGNA individual

55.5% CIGNA family 

Old Rochester
School District

72%

  

Franklin

68% HMO

50% PPO 

Acushnet

60%

  

Berkley

60%

  

Dighton

60%

  

Fairhaven

60%

  

Westport

60% HMO

50% PPO 

Sturbridge

55%

  

Dartmouth

50%

  

Marion

50%

  

Rochester

50%

  

West Bridgewater

50%