Education Commissioner admits increase in health care benefits unsustainable

Terry Holliday Picture with Title 2

Kentucky Commissioner of Education Terry Holliday has some sobering comments about how increasing health care costs for state employees and retirees are unsustainable.

In his discussion of the ballooning costs, Holliday simply declares:

“The current path is not sustainable.”

Holliday candidly admits this is “well above my pay grade” to solve, but his department and the education system it supports clearly is feeling the brunt of the legislature’s continuing failure to address this mushrooming problem.