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Commission renews employee health and dental program with Jefferson Health Plan, custom design benefits
Summary
The board authorized the city manager to contract with Custom Design Benefits as third-party administrator and to continue participation in Jefferson Health Plan for employee health coverage, directing staff to phase modest employee cost-sharing changes and pursue cost-saving pharmacy and dental plan measures.
The Board of Commissioners voted to authorize the city manager to enter an agreement with Custom Design Benefits to serve as the city’s third-party administrator and to continue the city’s partnership with the Jefferson Health Plan for employee health coverage. The board also approved plan design recommendations and administrative steps to implement state insurance mandates and evaluate pharmacy sourcing options.
City consultants and staff summarized the recommendations and the plan-year outlook. Lisa Stamm, staff attorney with consultant Cheryl Morgan’s group, told the board the Jefferson Health Plan produced a 7% trend renewal this year — within current national trends — and that the city’s plan design will continue to use four existing plan…
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