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District reports improving medical‑loss ratios; benefits renewal set for April board review and late‑April vote
Summary
Benefits staff presented quarter‑to‑date medical‑loss ratios for Mercy and Dean plans (Mercy up to 111% in Q2; Dean about 101.84%), prescription trends and a renewal timeline that includes an April 7 committee preview, full‑board presentation, and an anticipated April 22 vote with tentative open enrollment in May.
Jamie Brown briefed the committee on employee health plans, sharing quarter‑two medical‑loss ratios (MLR) and the benefits renewal timeline on March 3.
Brown said Mercy’s MLR moved from 91% in quarter one to about 111% in quarter two; Dean’s moved from about 97% (reported earlier) to approximately 101.84% in quarter two. Brown gave current enrollment figures for the Mercy plan (about 763 employees) and total claim spend figures (Mercy just over $5,000,000; Dean about $1,600,000). She called out specific prescription‑drug trends and noted some drug‑class substitutions being monitored.
On the renewal schedule, Brown said staff will present the initial renewal to PPC on April 7, brief the full board the following day for information, return to the board for a vote on April 22, and then hold a tentative open‑enrollment period in early May. The benefits advisory committee includes representatives from custodial/maintenance, food service, teachers, JEA and noncertified staff; Brown said she will hold another advisory meeting in March and meet again with the committee after renewal figures are finalized.
Board members asked about MLR fluctuation and committee membership; Brown said MLR can move between quarters and emphasized the advisory committee’s cross‑representation. She said staff hope MLR trends will moderate renewal rates and encouraged providers to bring competitive renewal proposals.
