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St. Mary's County, Board of Education keep CareFirst for employee health plan after RFP
Summary
After a yearlong review and a formal request-for-proposals, St. Mary's County and the Board of Education voted to award a six-year, annually renewable health plan contract to CareFirst, holding rates steady this year and projecting an estimated $300,000 annual savings compared with earlier projections.
St. Mary's County commissioners on March 6 authorized staff to award the county's and the Board of Education's joint employee health plan contract to CareFirst Blue Cross Blue Shield following a competitive solicitation.
The contract framework presented to the Board was developed with Bolton Partners, a benefits consulting firm. Mark (last name given in the meeting as Mark, Bolton Partners consultant) said the county's current arrangement with CareFirst combines a rate-based financial contract with risk protections and deep provider…
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