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Board reviews health benefits contracts, recommends Prime Therapeutics for pharmacy; explores district wellness clinic
Summary
Edinburg CISD trustees reviewed and approved multiple employee-benefits contracts July 29, including a negotiated pharmacy contract with Prime Therapeutics and a dental-carrier change that keeps current rates and plan design.
Trustees spent significant time July 29 on employee-benefit procurement and plan design as part of the action agenda and budget discussions.
District staff and a benefits consultant presented results of recent requests for proposals for the pharmacy, stop-loss and dental plans. The board was told that Prime Therapeutics — the district’s current pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) — submitted a proposal that, after negotiations, guarantees higher rebates for the district than other bidders. The consultant said the district secured a roughly 32% increase in guaranteed rebates for the 2026 plan year compared with current guaranteed amounts, which staff…
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