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Kendall reported about 770 registered users in HealthyU: roughly 661 primary members and 109 dependents. Program participation by module included roughly 332 general medical users (virtual visits) with an estimated net claim savings of about $174,000; about 125 mental‑health users with net savings around $24,000; 15 dermatology users with estimated net savings of about $3,000; and nutrition and weight‑management engagements with smaller but measurable savings.

Kendall said members reported the alternative care settings they would have used without Teladoc; many virtual visits avoided urgent‑care or emergency‑room visits. The presenter said average wait time for a Teladoc visit for Sunnyside members was about seven minutes and that utilization peaks ran roughly November through February. Kendall also described chronic‑care program enrollments reported verbally: about 60 enrolled in a hypertension program with 80 percent showing improved blood‑pressure measures among activated participants; 34 diabetics enrolled with 84 percent showing normalized blood‑glucose markers after 90 days; prediabetic enrollees (about 53) averaged 2.3 percent weight loss; and a weight‑management cohort (44) averaged roughly a 2 percent weight loss in the most recent three‑month window.

Why it matters: the district’s telehealth and digital care management programs are intended to improve access, reduce higher‑cost care use and generate savings that help lower premium pressure.

Kendall recommended continued promotion of the services timed to usage peaks and noted opportunities to increase engagement with nutrition and other modules. Trustees asked clarifying questions about demographics and access; Kendall confirmed most users access services on mobile devices and that the program’s referral and second‑opinion features had prevented higher‑cost care in some cases.

No program changes or new contracts were approved at the meeting; the consultant presentation was received and the board requested ongoing utilization and outcome reporting.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Employee Benefits Trust Board Meeting - September 24th, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","The district’s HealthyU (Teladoc) program reported 770 registered users and evidence of claim savings across virtual primary care, mental health and specialty telehealth services.","taxTitle","Sunnyside Unified District (4407), School Districts, Arizona","taxId",13629,"location","Arizona","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":77,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":78,"_41":79,"_43":80,"_45":81,"_47":82,"_49":83,"_51":84,"_53":85,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":86,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":87,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6460708,"Sunnyside Unified trust posts $295,000 net loss for fiscal year; trustees review investments and August cash balance",817,1803000,2620000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5838180-9b7a6cc5ff69b318450fd3043f7f0216&start=1803&end=2620","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5838180-9b7a6cc5ff69b318450fd3043f7f0216/thumbnail_1803000.jpg","/articles/6460708/Arizona/Sunnyside-Unified-trust-posts-295000-net-loss-for-fiscal-year-trustees-review-investments-and-August-cash-balance","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6460708-5bb744e0e0966feda8f825a6e6bc07eb/orig.mp4?Expires=1773588118&Signature=aqZBPH2trwCI3QJddchmA4o8BBVNZvaxxzMrvAw6mMXZLNxIqIqcX3rcEykHvCkG5fxBcoNckDEpWOnE7wjf~2Ob5KXiXbIshMbhJM7kXeuP0sAo6H1bLbAsiHQTZhVFAufEhbMvN73nKjp4DpWTIe79HFSBD1xeZsQw-moQm0iu2BzC7-ugah343KEXD-y6YUvfUq6ON69tJOth2unj4mYEBWNHCdhvFcTR6ErsUGhWCDGVcSMbjB0y1Rv1b0qg7qr24q4JMN3DnUmDpD-Lv4N3TDhTal4MABoWDmKm~rb96MOpBFX7~sJsqP2EYnOVRn4t15C4mV8Dz0~W70rP4w__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On Sept. 24 Sunnyside Unified District Trust received its fiscal reports covering the full year July 1–June 30 and an August interim report showing the trust ended the fiscal year with higher claims and an operating loss but maintained multimillion‑dollar investments.

Stephanie (financial staff) presented the full‑year income statement. She said contributions for the 2025 fiscal year were about $7.7 million compared with roughly $8.0 million the prior year, and that total revenue for the year was about $9.8 million. Total expenses were about $10.2 million, producing a net trust loss of roughly $295,000 for the year. Medical claims for the year were approximately $5.3 million and prescription claims were approximately $2.2 million, increases that staff cited as the primary drivers of the expense growth.

Stephanie said the trust’s balance sheet at June 30 included cash, receivables and investments. She reported investments in the district’s portfolios and money market holdings; the board was shown investment totals and an unencumbered net asset position that staff described as several months’ worth of contributions. For the two‑month August interim, Stephanie reported roughly $939,000 in revenue and total expenses of about $1.4 million, a net loss consistent with normal seasonal cash timing for the trust. She said the cash balance at the end of August was about $1 million and that investments had increased modestly in the two months following the fiscal year end.

Why it matters: the trust’s reserves, investment income and claims experience determine the fund’s ability to smooth premiums and pay benefits without exceptional assessment changes.

Board members asked whether prescription claims could be broken down by major drivers or by PBM reports. District staff said Prime Therapeutics is the PBM and will be asked to supply detailed reports for specific high‑cost drug categories. Staff also noted some fees — such as Pearmatrix Rx savings fees — increased alongside program activity.

No formal fiscal actions (rate changes, transfers or new investment directives) were voted at the meeting; the reports were received and staff were directed to provide additional PBM detail on request.","Financial staff presented a full‑year statement showing contributions down slightly, claims up and a net loss; trust assets include multimillion-dollar investments and a cash balance of about $1 million at the end of August.",{"_33":89,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":90,"_41":91,"_43":92,"_45":93,"_47":94,"_49":95,"_51":96,"_53":97,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":98,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":99,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":72,"_73":74,"_75":74},6460712,"Sunnyside Unified trust hears Brown & Brown/Valley Schools report: early-year claims rise but presenters say premiums appear adequate",2233,487000,2720000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5838180-9b7a6cc5ff69b318450fd3043f7f0216&start=487&end=2720","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5838180-9b7a6cc5ff69b318450fd3043f7f0216/thumbnail_487000.jpg","/articles/6460712/Arizona/Sunnyside-Unified-trust-hears-Brown-BrownValley-Schools-report-early-year-claims-rise-but-presenters-say-premiums-appear-adequate","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6460712-bd2f83c9397a21ed839470fa1111e2d9/orig.mp4?Expires=1773588118&Signature=Oqoe6CtD-mDeFpEIzCY9RHQ5J8q4RPspMAoBzjUy4hELBrb0FmNvXlIIgvnH7kA7ZslIYsR3UVe80FRTuCZm1JVrKRzjcGZMSRYC99HkRYcuQIdVxhQQiShzp4qC4UUhc66ffKNR9-s8XuZ-KyTlESz8KMo8a7L~5cmFqwkwaEHiXuazltz-Q-pFGhQekHIquJWhhlfVJyuocStS9u8UJN9KO~YIiOzRniBqr~1am3nZlJNx3BTlvulPoyAz3AhZmM4A4r~x2en08v2fJO9h-10KgOwnvKPnFSmZEXiopPGx2ePofQSm~3pq7S4wI1j~Ce6NYptYvbN-0RLcoIJVvg__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","On Sept. 24 the Sunnyside Unified District Trust heard an experience report from benefits consultants and actuaries showing the district’s health plans have seasonal claim volatility, growing prescription costs and an overall loss ratio that consultants said keeps the current premiums in a defensible position.

Jameson Davis, an analyst with Brown & Brown who presented the experience report, told the trust that “currently right now, we’re slightly down from last year” in enrollment but that claims for July and August are showing seasonal effects. Davis said the plans recorded about 1,404 covered members (employees, spouses and dependents) and that combined medical and pharmacy paid claims in the first two months totaled just over $1 million — averaging about $532,000 per month. He said the trust’s computed budgeted premium equivalent for the period was about $1.2 million and that the overall loss ratio through August was about 97 percent, with a 124 percent ratio in the first month and about 70 percent in the second month.

The presentation flagged prescription spending as a growing share of total claims: pharmacy paid roughly $330,000 in the two months Davis reviewed, and prescription dollars made up a larger portion of total claims than in prior years. Davis said pharmacy rebates are paid quarterly and had not yet been posted for the period under discussion.

Why it matters: the trust funds employee health benefits for Sunnyside Unified District employees and dependents; premium adequacy and claims trends directly affect contribution levels, trust fund assets and future rate-setting.

In the meeting Davis recommended the board use per‑member‑per‑month (PMPM) comparisons and asked permission to provide a month‑to‑month PMPM and a year‑over‑year split for July and August to reduce noise caused by enrollment timing. A board member asked Davis to split last year’s averages specifically into July and August so that the trust could compare July 2025 to July 2024 directly; Davis agreed to provide that split.

Davis and Valley Schools representatives also reviewed plan breakouts by product. They noted the district’s high‑deductible health plan (HDHP) — the district’s largest enrollment plan — ran at a lower loss ratio than the buy‑up PPO, which had a smaller enrollment but worse performance through the early months. Davis said that about 10 percent of covered lives tend to drive 90 percent of spend, a dynamic he said constrains the impact of plan design on short‑term results.

Board members asked for more detail about claim processing timing and outstanding inventories. Davis said paid claims were mostly processed but that some claims have a lag and that “we can also break that out based on claim size” to show large pending claims under review; he also said the plan administrator typically pays about 95 percent of claims within 10 days but that larger claims can take longer for review.

Votes at a glance: no formal policy or premium changes were voted at this meeting; the board approved a procedural agenda change to move the plan performance item earlier in the order, approved prior minutes and later adjourned (see actions list below).

The trust asked for additional reporting ahead of the annual renewal cycle: Davis and staff said they expect the health‑plan review to occur in November followed by underwriting and rate setting in December–February to finalize premiums for open enrollment.","Consultants presented an experience report through August showing seasonal claim volatility, higher prescription spending and a near‑break‑even loss ratio; presenters recommended monthly PMPM comparisons and further breakdowns of prescription drivers.","actionData","errors"]

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