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Board adopts retiree dental rates amid member complaints about Delta Dental network and service
Summary
The San Francisco Health Service System board approved 2022 retiree dental premiums (Delta Dental two‑year quote; UnitedHealthcare one year) after detailed presentations and extended commissioner concerns about provider network participation, assignment‑of‑benefits policies and possible patient experience issues.
The San Francisco Health Service System board voted unanimously to adopt the 2022 retiree dental premium schedule presented by Aon, accepting two‑year rate quotations from Delta Dental for its PPO and DeltaCare HMO plans and a one‑year quote from UnitedHealthcare.
Aon actuary Mike Clark told commissioners that the Delta Dental proposals restore rates to where they would have been before the one‑time pandemic‑related premium relief the board approved for 2021; the net effect is a roughly 4.17% renewal for the Delta plans in 2022 relative to the 2021 level that included that temporary relief. UnitedHealthcare proposed a 10% premium reduction for its one‑year 2022 quote. The…
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