The Excelsior Springs School District will pay $630,141 for an insurance assessment after the employee health insurance consortium — which currently covers district staff — voted to close its health plan at the end of the 2025–26 plan year.The payment stems from a decision by the Missouri Educators Unified Health Plan (MEUHP) board of directors to assess member districts and shut down the self-insured program after higher-than-expected claims required a final assessment to cover run-out claims as the program winds down. Under the decision, the health plan will not offer coverage beyond June 30.Excelsior Springs was assessed $630,141 as part of a $7.5 million total assessment distributed among participating districts based on the number of individuals covered under the plan. The payment, due March 27, will allow the consortium to continue paying claims incurred during the current plan year as the program winds down. District officials said timely payment is also n...