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Board hears recommendation to switch health plans and raise employee contributions
Summary
Treasurer Roberts recommended switching from Medical Mutual to a UHC Surest plan effective Jan. 1 and proposed a 7.1% funding-rate increase while describing a sharp recent rise in claims; board discussed timing, risk and negotiation alignment but took no final, recorded approval on rates at the meeting.
Treasurer Mister Roberts presented the board with a recommendation on health-insurance funding rates, citing sharply rising claims over recent rolling 12-month periods and an actuarial review from CBIZ. Roberts said claims drove the need to change carriers and recommended moving from Medical Mutual to a UHC Surest plan effective Jan. 1; his recommended funding-rate increase was 7.1 percent, while CBIZ had calculated a 9.23…
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