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Wilson County insurance committee narrows candidates for employee clinic, delays final selection
Summary
The Wilson County Insurance Committee reviewed competing proposals for the county employee clinic, discussed costs and contract terms including profit guarantees and insurance billing, and recessed to a future meeting for final selection and possible vendor presentations.
The Wilson County Insurance Committee met Aug. 28 to review bids for the county employee clinic and decided not to make a final contract award at the meeting, instead scheduling a reconvening for Sept. 9 to continue deliberations.
The committee’s discussion focused on comparative costs, contract language and billing practices among several bidders. Committee Chair (presiding) opened the agenda item as “the solo business tonight, which is the employee clinic,” and staff presented a page-by-page comparison of proposals and pricing assumptions.
Committee staff flagged several areas of concern in the bids. A presenter identified only as Staff member (presenter) said Vanderbilt seeks a guaranteed 15% profit margin and could retain up to 30% of clinic revenue, while other bidders priced services as a per-employee monthly fee or flat fee. The presenter said, “They want us to guarantee them 15%. They can keep up to 30%.” The same presenter noted language in…
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