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Human Resources, Risk Management Division, recommending the Board consider the following:
1) Approve a revision to the 2015 approved retiree health plan contributions rate card for the Kaiser Senior Advantage (KSA) one in Medicare one out of Medicare (1in1out) premium tier beginning in July 2015;
2) Approve a refund of the 2015 KSA health premium overpayments to enrollees within the one in Medicare one out of Medicare (1in1out) premium tier effective July 2015, via a one-time credit on the July 2015 KSA billing statement; and
3) Approve a revision to the 2015 approved retiree health plan contributions rate card for the Vision Services Plan rate for retirees enrolled in the 2 in A&B Medicare plan tier.
FUNDING: Internal Service, Retiree Health Fund.
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DEPARTMENT RECOMMENDATION
El Dorado County, Risk Management Division recommends:
1) Board approve a revision to the calendar year 2015 retiree health contributions rate card for the Kaiser Senior Advantage (1in1out) premium plan tier to be effective July 2015 in order to accurately display the correct plan rate currently being billed by Kaiser.
2) Board approve a refund of the 2015 calendar year health premium overpayments to enrollees within the KSA (1in1out) premium tier via a one-time credit on the July 2015 Kaiser billing and further estimated herein.
3) Board approve a revision to the 2015 retiree rate card for Vision Services Plan (VSP) for retirees enrolled in the 2 in A&B Medicare plan tier.
DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
On September 30th, 2014 the Board adopted the proposed retiree health plan contributions rate card for calendar year 2015 including the KSA (1in1out) of Medicare plan rate. In April 2015, Risk Management Division was made aware of a premium rate discrepancy between the Kaiser billing rate of $1017.83 and the County's adopted rate of $1024.02 for enrollees in the KSA (1in1out) of Medicare tier. The Kaiser billing rate is the correct rate. This rate discrepancy is due to the origi...
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