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Council hears cautionary health-insurance update; staff recommends staying with Sourcewell this year
Summary
Gallagher consultant Jenny Van Dines told the council claims have risen and explained pool options including Sourcewell—s rebid to Blue Cross Blue Shield and a county-led SCALE pool feasibility. Staff recommended not leaving Sourcewell now given high recent claims and an August 1 soft notification deadline.
Jenny Van Dines, an employee-benefits consultant with Gallagher, briefed the New Prague City Council on the city—s health insurance performance and options as Sourcewell rebids its pool administration.
Van Dines said the city currently buys coverage through a Sourcewell pool that has a 15% rate cap for 2025 and that Sourcewell has announced it will move administration to Blue Cross Blue Shield. She provided claims data and said the city—s 2024 year-to-date claims-to-premium figure through May was running at about 68% (claims-to-premium) and that recent…
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