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Lakeway council reviews health-plan renewal; manager authorized to pick option after staff input
Summary
City officials reviewed a proposed renewal from the Texas Health Benefits Pool that would reduce the city’s medical rates and add an alternative direct primary care option.
City officials reviewed a proposed renewal from the Texas Health Benefits Pool that would reduce the city’s medical rates and add an alternative direct primary care option.
Heather Von Garten, a representative of the Texas Health Benefits Pool, told the City Council the pool’s overall average five‑year rate change is modest and that Lakeway specifically was being offered a 3% decrease under the city’s current dual‑option plan. She described an alternate “Direct Primary Care” (DPC) arrangement through Next Level Prime that would replace the city’s current co‑pay plan for members who enroll in DPC and would, in the pool’s estimate, deepen the premium decrease to roughly 5.27% for that…
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