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Dodge County officials weigh move to self‑funded employee health plan; preliminary quotes due in June
Summary
Dodge County staff briefed the management council on pros and cons of a possible switch to a self‑funded employee health plan, citing network limits, HSA impacts, stop‑loss timing and a compressed timeline tied to open enrollment.
Dodge County management council members reviewed options for the county’s employee health coverage and discussed whether to pursue a self‑funded plan, with staff saying preliminary vendor quotes are due this month and a decision could go to the County Board as early as September.
The discussion centered on tradeoffs: potential long‑term cost savings and greater plan control versus narrower provider networks, limits on health savings account eligibility and the county’s local provider capacity to support a larger self‑funded population.
A staff presenter said the self‑funded option “might just be the easiest transition into self funding if it is viable for employees to understand and overall for the county,” and noted some advantages, including flexibility to shop stop‑loss coverage and pharmacy benefits management. The presenter added that stop‑loss carriers…
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