BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) - The East Baton Rouge Metro Council moved forward with its new health insurance plan design for city-parish employees and retirees.

District Five Councilman Darryl Hurst was the only one who voted 'no.'

The plan is designed to provide a more cost-efficient route for needs such as spousal coverage and advantage options for retired employees aged 65 and older.

"The largest question for me was not about savings. It was about what happens to that person who has a specialist. They deal with oncology issues and renal issues. I said, can they go to that same doctor?" said Hurst.

Hurst said one of his most significant issues was a lack of understanding of the distinction between opting in and opting out of the new plan. "I thought that we should have taken t

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