A New York audit of school spending on health insurance benefits found that 10 districts had paid nearly $239,000 to provide benefits for dead or ineligible retirees over nearly two years. The audit of 20 districts with high percentages of retirees who don’t contribute toward their health insurance costs found that only two had written guidelines to ensure accuracy.
A version of this article appeared in the January 26, 2011 edition of Education Week as Districts Paid Benefits to Dead
