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St. Mary’s County staff proposes 2-tier health premium tied to wellness participation; CareFirst offers 0% premium increase for FY18
Summary
Benefits staff reported a 0% premium increase from CareFirst after FY17 plan changes; county proposed a mid-year two-tier premium with wellness incentives to hold plan costs and offer no plan benefit changes for FY18.
County benefits staff told the Commission of St. Mary’s County on March 7 that a set of FY17 plan changes successfully contained claims costs and that CareFirst presented the county with a 0 percent premium increase for FY18.
Catherine (presented as Catherine in the meeting) explained the county operates a self-insured health plan administered by CareFirst covering county employees and several quasi-governmental entities. The benefit plan’s total premium is roughly $15 million…
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