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Human Resources Department, Risk Management Division, advising the Board of all current automatically renewing, perpetual health benefits contracts and insurance policies administered; and recommending Purchasing Agent be authorized to establish blanket purchase orders to process the Fiscal Year 2008/2009 payments required.
RECOMMENDED ACTION: Approve.
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BUDGET SUMMARY:
Total Estimated Cost $856,200
Funding
Budgeted $856,200
New Funding $
Savings $
Other $
Total Funding Available $856,200
Change To Net County Cost $0
Fiscal Impact/Change to Net County Cost:
These agreements are funded through the County's Health Benefits program which receives funding from County employees, departments, retirees, affiliated employers, and Cobra participants. The agreements have been budgeted in the FY 08/09 Human Resources - Risk Management Division budget request.
Reason for Recommendation:
Human Resources - Risk Management Division currently administers five agreements and/or insurance policies for services and insurance coverages that automatically renew from year to year. The following agreements and insurance policies comprise various components of the County’s health benefit program for employees that are renewed only when changes occur (i.e. service or insurance cost changes).
1. Optum Nurseline - contract that provides a nurse who will answer health care questions 24-hour a day, 7 days per week, for our Blue Shield members. The cost of this contract is $1.12 per employee per month (PEPM). We estimate the FY 08/09 cost will be flat at $23,000.
2. ASHIC (American Specialty Health Insurance Company). This Contractor administers chiropractic coverage for the self-funded and PacifiCare health plans. The County is charged $2.63 PEPM for the employee only, $5.26 PEPM employee +1, and 7.63 PEPM for family coverage. We estimate the FY 08/09 cost will be flat at $85,000.
3. Jef...
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