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County staff recommend sticking with current employee health plan after 2.5% renewal

Scurry County Commissioners Court · September 3, 2024
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Summary

A presenter told the court the county’s medical and dental plans face a 2.5% renewal increase and that analyses show switching plans would not yield net savings, so no plan change was recommended for the year.

Speaker 8 presented the county's employee health insurance renewal, saying the carrier proposed a 2.5% increase for medical and a 2.5% increase for dental on the same plans. The presenter told commissioners Scurry County’s loss ratio is running near the break-even point — about 95–97% — and that recent changes (including voluntary dental benefits) have increased utilization.

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