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Bradley County officials recommend placing new employee health-plan options on Nov. 3 agenda
Summary
County leaders reviewed four insurance options, discussed cost drivers and family-coverage tradeoffs, and asked that the recommendation be placed on the commission agenda for Nov. 3 so open enrollment can proceed in November with an effective date of Jan. 1.
Bradley County officials on an administrative meeting reviewed proposed changes to the county’s employee health insurance offerings, explained four plan options and their tradeoffs, and asked that the recommendation be placed on the County Commission agenda for Nov. 3 so open enrollment can be held in November and any new plan would take effect Jan. 1.
The discussion was led by the county mayor, who described four options in the packet and said the county plans to continue giving employees the dollar difference in savings to deposit into employees’ health savings accounts under one option. "It's a very good option," the mayor said of the county’s direct primary care option, while also warning employees that high deductibles mean the plan is intended to be backed by catastrophic coverage.
Why it matters: county leaders said employee health insurance is a growing line in the budget and that small percentage increases translate into millions of dollars of county…
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