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Subcommittee forwards proposed hike in in-lieu health fee and change to covered-hours definition
Summary
The Department of Public Health proposed raising the in-lieu health fee from $2.00 to $2.80 per hour (max $112/week), changing the covered-employee threshold from 15 to 20 hours, and authorizing annual indexing to HMO premiums or medical CPI; the budget analyst warned removing Board approval for automatic increases is a policy decision and urged caution.
The Budget and Finance Subcommittee on April 8 voted to forward to the full Board an ordinance amending the Health Care Accountability Ordinance to update fee levels, indexing and the definition of covered employees.
Frances Culp of the Department of Public Health told the…
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