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Council amends prescription deductible, approves Rx-management option for city health plan
Summary
Gulfport council amended its group health plan to add a per-member prescription deductible set at $40 and approved an Rx-management option with a $3-per-employee monthly cost intended to lower high-cost drug spending; council members said the change aims to avoid a payroll-premium increase.
The Gulfport governing body voted to add a calendar-year prescription deductible and to adopt an optional prescription-management service intended to reduce spend on very high-cost drugs.
City staff proposed a $50 per-member deductible for prescription medications but council members amended the proposal to set the deductible at $40 per member per calendar year. The council debated whether that deductible would be per employee or per covered dependent; staff clarified it applies per covered member and that employees may use flexible…
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