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Johnson County approves new group medical and pharmacy contracts after public comment on cost weighting
Summary
Johnson County commissioners approved contracts with Blue KC for medical administration and with Med 1 and Tria Health for pharmacy and medication-therapy services after staff described projected clinical savings; public commenters questioned the evaluation's low relative weighting for cost.
Johnson County commissioners authorized new contracts for employee health benefits, approving a group medical administration contract with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas City (Blue KC) and pharmacy and medication-therapy contracts with Med 1 Pharmacy Benefit Solutions and Tria Health LLC.
Cameron Ahrens, the county benefits presenter, told commissioners the evaluation team included representatives from the sheriff's office, budget, human resources and financial management. Blue KC was recommended for medical administration in part because the vendor provided a discount guarantee and a large, local provider network with a "total care" primary-care network the county believes helps control chronic-condition costs. Ahrens said Blue KC…
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