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Monday, September 30, 2013 1:06 AM EDT

Watertown schools still worried about health-care claims


WATERTOWN — After a brief respite, schools are once again under a freeze on discretionary spending due to high health insurance claims from April through July.

"The principals are not happy about that. I can't say that I blame them," Interim Superintendent Thomas Y. McDowell said.

Claims for the first four months of the contract year, which began April 1, ran about $400,000 above the expected amount, according to Finance Director Frank Nardelli. The town and school district are self-insured with plans managed by Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield.

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