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Bell County trustees, commissioners approve move to Curative health plan and MetLife dental
Summary
Bell County Commissioners and the County Employee Benefits Trust approved authorizing funding to switch the county employee health plan to Curative and dental to MetLife for FY2025, citing an estimated $1 million in premium savings and potential disruptions that staff said they will manage through enrollment and baseline visits.
Bell County on July 1 authorized funding to transition the county's employee health coverage to Curative and its dental plan to MetLife for FY2025, an action the county judge and benefits staff said could reduce premiums and out-of-pocket costs for many employees.
County benefits staff and consultant Valerie Hamstra outlined the change during Commissioners Court and then again when the court reconvened as the Bell County Employee Benefits Trust. Staff told the court the proposed health and pharmaceutical group benefit is about $7,180 per employee annually and that the county's total estimated premium cost is $8,416,870 based on 1,190 enrollments; dental…
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