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Texas Association of Counties: Wichita County’s employee health plan shows low loss ratio; small rate increase expected
Summary
Texas Association of Counties presented a midyear review to the Wichita County Commissioners Court, reporting a loss ratio below the pool average and projecting a modest renewal increase of about 1.7%. Speakers encouraged continued wellness outreach and offered to provide anonymized cost comparisons and RFP responses.
Jonathan Callender, a health-plan consultant with the Texas Association of Counties, told the Wichita County Commissioners Court on May 16 that the county’s group health plan has performed well relative to the association’s pool and that the county should expect a modest renewal increase this year.
Callender said, “You have been below the state average for over a decade with the health and employee benefits pool,” and that while the pool overall is anticipating a 6% increase, Wichita County’s increase “would be less than 2%,” with current projections around 1.7%.
The finding matters because the county pays premiums and manages benefits for hundreds of employees. County leaders asked whether TAC could provide…
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