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District pursues insurance cost‑savings: Samaritan Fund pilots and prescription sourcing change
Summary
Riverside staff described a planned insurance‑carrier change and a Samaritan Fund program to help high‑cost employees access coverage off the district’s rolls; the committee also reviewed a planned move to TrueRx for prescription sourcing to lower drug costs.
Riverside Local staff told the Finance & Personnel Committee the district is moving forward with an insurance arrangement through DCW and has rolled out a cost‑saving option called the Samaritan Fund for high‑use employees.
The administration described the Samaritan Fund as an opt‑in program for employees with high medical costs. Eligible employees volunteer to apply; if accepted the fund helps the employee secure coverage via a different arrangement and provides…
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