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Commissioners endorse moving dental benefit to self-funded model after 50% MetLife rate increase
Summary
MetLife proposed a near-49% increase for dental; staff recommended moving to Delta Dental options or a self-funded dental arrangement, and commissioners indicated support to pursue a self-funded dental program with an initial cushion.
Benefits staff reported that MetLife—s renewal proposal included a 48.98% increase for dental and that the county instead received Delta Dental proposals with lower increases. The presenter said, "MetLife... came in with a 48.98% increase. So 50% increase, basically. Uh-huh. So I don't think that's an acceptable amount. So we did automatically put that out the bid."
Staff presented Delta Dental PPO options; the most network-rich option (PPO program A) quoted a 27.67% increase. Staff also described a…
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