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City staff urges caution after pitch for 'Champion Health' employee benefit; council asks for references
Summary
Private vendors presented Champion Health, a pre‑tax, zero‑copay employer health overlay designed to reduce payroll taxes and increase access to care. City staff and manager asked for municipal references and more due diligence; council directed staff to review further and requested references from the presenters.
Presenters Walter Jenkins and Colton Benz briefed the council Oct. 22 on Champion Health, an employer‑directed health plan that promises zero‑copay primary and urgent care, virtual mental health services, home lab testing, and a pretax funding mechanism that can reduce an employer’s payroll tax burden.
The presenters said the program has been used by thousands of employer groups nationally and would…
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