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RedMed plan to add two opt-in support programs and align benefits with state laws; council to consider on consent
Summary
Redmond HR presented three RedMed 2026 plan changes — two opt‑in support programs administered by Premera and state-law-aligned benefit adjustments — and asked the council to place them on the Sept. 16 consent agenda.
Catherine Laird, Redmond’s human resources director, and Nicole Bruce, program manager for benefits, told the Committee of the Whole on Sept. 9 that the city’s self‑insured health plan RedMed is proposing three plan design changes for 2026. The benefits advisory committee unanimously recommended the changes and HR is asking the council to place them on the Sept. 16 consent agenda as required by the city’s personnel manual.
The three proposed changes are: an opt‑in health support program (for complex chronic conditions) administered by Premera, an opt‑in cancer care support program, and two state-law alignment items — a $35 maximum copay for asthma inhalers and EpiPens, and waiving cost…
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