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Kaufman County hears midyear review of employee health plan; consultants point to musculoskeletal and chronic disease costs
Summary
County benefits consultants reported a favorable loss ratio for the county's health plan but recommended greater employee engagement in prevention programs to reduce high-cost musculoskeletal and chronic-disease claims.
Kaufman County commissioners on April 1 heard a midyear review of the county's employee health plan from Jonathan Colliner, employee benefits consultant, and Michelle Gifford, wellness consultant, both representing the Texas Association of Counties' Northeast territory.
Colliner summarized plan financials and projections and said the county's 12-month loss ratio is 94.91%, down from a three-year trend of about 104.7%. "For the last 12 months, Kaufman County has been at 94.91%," Colliner said. He said the pool's board will meet in early May to set renewal increases; Colliner added that, given the current loss ratio, Kaufman County's renewal should be below the pool's…
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