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Commissioners approve health-plan design changes; county will absorb most cost increase
Summary
After committee review, the court approved updated plan designs with Blue Cross Blue Shield as the new third-party administrator, modest member cost-sharing changes, and a county contribution increase the court will absorb.
The Nueces County Commissioners Court approved health plan design changes and a transition to Blue Cross Blue Shield as the county’s third-party administrator (TPA) for medical claims, adopting the insurance committee’s recommendation on June 18.
What the court approved: The court accepted the insurance committee’s recommended plan design changes that include a new Blue Essentials HMO (replacing the prior EPO), a Blue PPO option for out-of-area access, a $500 increase in the individual deductible, a shift from 90% to 80% coinsurance, higher out-of-pocket caps, and redesigned flat…
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