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Texas Association of Counties: Wichita County health plan posts low loss ratio, modest rate increase expected
Summary
A Texas Association of Counties (TAC) midyear review found Wichita County's employee health plan is performing well with a 12-month loss ratio of about 85.7% and an anticipated renewal increase near 1.7%; TAC offered data-sharing and wellness support as the county prepares an RFP.
Jonathan Collender, a benefits consultant with the Texas Association of Counties, told the Wichita County Commissioners Court on May 16 that the county's employee health plan has outperformed the TAC pool and is likely to see a small renewal increase.
Collender said the TAC pool's anticipated statewide increase was 6% but that Wichita County should expect far less, with the county's increase set around 1.7% at the time of the review. "I would anticipate an increase this year, but of less than 2%," Collender said.
The presentation contained the key metrics that underlie that estimate. Collender said Wichita County's 12-month loss ratio was about 85.7%, lower than the pool's target range and well under the pool's recent average. He also told the court the county had a relatively small number of very high-cost claimants: "You had 7 over a…
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