The agency in charge of managing health insurance for more than 200,000 government workers in West Virginia is facing pushback over proposed premium increases, five years after public school employees went on strike over rising health care costs. The state Public Employees Insurance Agency is proposing a premium hike that would amount to a 35% increase in two years for state employees. With the health insurance agency facing a $376 million deficit earlier this year, the state Legislature passed a wide-ranging bill increasing state employee health insurance premiums by around 25% in July. There’s also a new surcharge of around $150 for spouses who forgo their employer’s insurance to opt into the state plan. Under the proposed plan, state employees’ premiums would increase an additional 10.5% next July. The agency’s finance board is expected to take a final vote in December, after listening to feedback this month at public hearings across the state.