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Personnel health and welfare faces cuts; city keeps Anthem medical plan, flags pharmacy risk
Summary
Personnel's health and welfare unit told the committee that the city retained Anthem for medical coverage with a 4.5% increase, that the pharmacy plan remains self-insured and faces pressure from expensive drugs, and that the department saw $610,000 in reductions across wellness and internal-service accounts.
The Department of Personnel's health and welfare division told the Budget and Public Employees Committee the city kept Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield for the medical plan with an estimated 4.5% premium increase, is managing a $31 million medical plan and a $29 million pharmacy plan, and faces more than $600,000 in proposed line-item reductions that will reduce wellness programming and administrative funds.
Why it matters: Health and benefit costs are a major portion of the Personnel budget. The committee heard that cuts to wellness and professional services will require the department to reprioritize work, including…
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