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Benefits update: county pharmacy ramps up, prescription rebates rising, claims timing caused temporary medical spike
Summary
Benefits staff told the board that July–August claims showed a temporary jump in medical spending due to claim timing; prescription claims are down, rebates are increasing, and the county pharmacy is filling about 1,600 scripts per month.
At a special BET meeting, staff updated the board on employee benefits claim activity and the county-operated pharmacy.
The presenter said the board’s two-month snapshot (July–August) shows a large jump in medical claims because the county’s claim payments are running ahead of last year’s timing (this fiscal year’s data captured about 10 weeks of medical claims versus six weeks in the prior-year comparison).…
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