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District briefed on health plan: staff cite PBM change, clinics and pharmacy use as key cost levers
Summary
Brokers and staff presented health plan finances, saying pharmacy and large claims are major drivers; the district plans changes already approved (a PBM change) and outlined other steps — clinic/pharmacy use, retiree and employee contribution adjustments, and voluntary dental options — that staff estimate will reduce budget pressure.
District staff and outside benefits consultants briefed the finance committee on the school system's health plan performance, calling pharmacy costs, large claims and unit‑price inflation the principal cost drivers and outlining several near‑term steps the district has taken or plans to take.
Penny (district benefits lead) introduced consultants from the Baldwin Group. The consultants said the health plan has generally outperformed the national trend over several years but that recent medical inflation and large claim activity have pushed costs up: the presentation cited an example of a single claimant with about $3.2 million in annual costs in fiscal year 2024, and the consultants noted the plan's stop‑loss protection applies to claims above $425,000 in a year.
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