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SFHSS finance chief reports $93M projected balance; actuaries outline plan-design options that could reduce costs

Health Service Board · December 14, 2023
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CFO Iftikhar Hussain told the board the trust fund is projected at about $93 million year-end (down ~$11.5M); Aon actuaries presented education on promoting high-value care and showed hypothetical plan-design increments that together could approach $18 million in savings, prompting board discussion on balancing affordability and access.

Iftikhar Hussain, SFHSS chief financial officer, reported that after a year of high claims the trust fund balance is projecting to about $93,000,000 at year-end, a decrease of roughly $11.5 million that staff attributed to prior rate reductions funded by a prior settlement. Hussain told commissioners the net-claim trend has moderated but medical claims ran higher than expected in the first four months, and he forecast pharmacy…

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