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County insurance committee: benefits fund balance strong; stop-loss and state family-leave law could raise costs
Summary
Pine County's insurance committee reported a healthy fund balance and employee satisfaction with a new four-tier benefit option, but committee members flagged potential stop-loss cost increases and uncertainty about the Minnesota Paid Family and Medical Leave Act and whether the county will join the state plan.
County staff reported to the board on May 20 that Pine County’s employee health plan is financially sound but faces potential pressures from stop-loss costs and the pending implementation of Minnesota’s Paid Family and Medical Leave Act.
An unnamed member of the county’s insurance committee told commissioners the county’s insurance “is in good shape” and that the committee expects the county may see increases in…
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