Cumulative growth in the cost of health insurance and other education spending, FY2019-FY2026

Vermont has the highest healthcare costs in the country and that has led to a sharp rise in the cost of health insurance benefits for school employees. Like other group plans in the state, premiums for plans through the Vermont Education Health Initiative have doubled since 2019. Health insurance for employees cost the Education Fund $151 million in 2019, and is projected to jump to over $300 million this year.