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Committee recommends Group Health Trust renewal after competing bids, with plan design changes and direct‑bill clinic arrangement
Summary
The committee unanimously recommended keeping Group Health Trust for 2025–26 after bargaining produced a 4.6% decrease tied to plan changes (dropping the local Mayo buy‑up and adding a nationwide wraparound); administration will pursue a direct‑billing agreement with Neighborhood Family Clinic estimated at about $35,000.
The district’s employee health insurance renewal for the 2025–26 plan year was recommended unanimously by the committee for placement on the full board agenda, with administration authorized to finalize a direct‑billing arrangement with Neighborhood Family Clinic.
Leah Hauser, presenting the renewal, said the district originally budgeted for a 10% increase and received an initial renewal at +7%. Marsh McLennan Agency, the district’s broker, negotiated further; Hauser said competing offers from Quartz (a Gundersen‑only option) helped produce counteroffers. “They were able to come back with a 3% increase,” Hauser said, and then with further negotiation the district could reach a 4.6%…
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