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Woods County commissioners hear employee health-insurance presentation; approve routine financial items
Summary
Commissioners received a presentation on a supplemental insurance option for county employees and approved multiple routine payroll and financing items, including an OEDA reimbursement and a fund transfer correction. The board also authorized a county assistant to act on opioid settlement matters.
Woods County Board of Commissioners members heard a presentation on a supplemental employee health-insurance product and approved several routine financial and administrative items during a regular meeting at the Woods County Courthouse.
The presentation focused on a supplemental plan described in the meeting as a program that would reduce employees— out-of-pocket exposure and interact with the county—s HealthChoice plans. An unidentified board member (Unidentified speaker 1) summarized cost comparisons, saying, "That's correct. If this year, it's $51 a little over $51 a month cheaper," and described a concierge claims service the vendor plans to introduce next year to help resolve billing issues with providers.
Why it matters: Commissioners and staff said the supplemental product could lower monthly costs for employees while covering much of the members— cost-sharing up to the plan—s out-of-pocket limits. The board discussed retiree eligibility and asked for additional materials and side-by-side comparisons of the HealthChoice "high" and "basic" plan designs before making final enrollment decisions.
Unidentified speaker 1, a board member, described the…
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