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County approves new dental/vision renewal and moves to Franciscan for clinic services
Summary
The board accepted a bundled renewal with Equitable (dental) and VSP (vision), which reduced the dental renewal from 24% to 13%, and approved moving county clinic services to Franciscan Health under a flat monthly fee model, effective Jan. 1, 2026 pending legal review. Estimated annual spend was presented at $230,000–$276,000.
LaPorte County commissioners voted Sept. 3 to accept a renewal recommendation for county employee dental and vision coverage and to transition the county health clinic to Franciscan Health.
Eric Gibson (Hightower) told the board Equitable, the current dental carrier, initially proposed a 24% increase on dental-only renewal. "By bundling vision, they are going…
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