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Vendor pitches low-cost short-term disability plan for Hand County employees
Summary
A Colonial Life representative proposed a county-wide short-term disability plan that would provide a baseline benefit of $400 a month and a guaranteed-issue voluntary buy-up, with the county paying a modest share; commissioners asked follow-up questions and said they would review the proposal at future budget meetings.
Steve Melnick, a Colonial Life representative, presented a short-term group disability plan to the Hand County Board of Commissioners during the meeting. He described a guaranteed-issue short-term disability product with a baseline benefit the company would administer and a voluntary employee buy-up option.
Melnick said the baseline plan would cost roughly $7.09 per employee per month for workers aged 18–49, with higher brackets for older age groups. The baseline benefit he described is $400 per month (about $100 per week), with a 0–3…
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