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Sweetwater council moves city-paid plan to Blue Cross HMO, keeps Ameritas for dental and vision
Summary
Council approved switching the city-paid baseline health plan to Blue Cross Blue Essentials HMO with a PPO buy-up option; staff projected as much as $245,000 in annual claims savings if participation were universal but cautioned actual savings will vary. Ameritas will remain the dental and vision vendor.
The Sweetwater City Council voted Aug. 12 to make the Blue Cross Blue Essentials HMO the city-paid baseline health plan for employees and to continue using Ameritas for dental and vision coverage.
Nancy, who presented the procurement results, told the council Blue Cross was the only carrier to submit a health bid; Aetna reviewed the materials but declined to provide a quote. "If everyone in your plan was in the HMO, it would save about…
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