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Caroline County commissioners direct move to self‑insured health plan, will offer retiree coverage
Summary
The Board directed the Office of Human Resources to pursue a self‑insured plan with Avery Hall effective July 1 and to allow pre‑Medicare retirees to remain on county coverage; commissioners voted to keep employee contribution rates unchanged for the first year.
The Caroline County Commissioners voted on May 6 to direct the county Office of Human Resources to pursue a transition from the state's health insurance plan to a county‑run, self‑insured plan administered by Avery Hall, and to allow pre‑Medicare retirees to remain on county coverage.
Sherry Bratton, director of the Office of Human Resources, told the board the change would "allow us the flexibility to create a plan set up the way we choose for our employees" and would permit the county to offer retiree coverage at pre‑Medicare ages. Bratton said the county had held multiple meetings with employees and the employee advisory board, and that employees had indicated a strong…
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