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Board approves 5.8% Kaiser Permanente premium increase for 2021 after questioning on utilization and PPE
Summary
Following a presentation by Aon actuary Mike Clark and statements from Kaiser representatives, the board unanimously approved a 5.8% increase to Kaiser plan premiums for active employees and early retirees for 2021; commissioners pressed carriers about 2019 utilization drivers, pandemic-era trends, PPE reuse, and a union side‑letter issue.
Aon actuary Mike Clark presented a recommended 5.8% increase to the Kaiser Permanente fully insured premium for the 2021 plan year for active employees and early retirees. Clark said the recommendation is based on SFHSS members’ 2019 claims experience trended to 2021 and that inclusion of unchanged vision premiums and the $3 SFHSS sustainability fee results in a roughly 5.7% increase on the rate cards.
A Kaiser representative described Kaiser as an integrated delivery system that is ‘‘fully activated’’ for the pandemic response and emphasized telehealth expansion and other…
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